Biman adds another Boeing to its fleet

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has added another Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet on Thursday.

The aircraft, brought on lease from Kuwait’s Alfaco, arrived at Dhaka airport around 3:25am, said Biman General Manager (Public Relations) Shakil Meraj.

With the latest addition, the number of aircrafts in Biman’s fleet is currently 16.

Next month, a sixth Boeing 737-800 aircraft is scheduled to be added to Biman’s fleet while two Boeing 787 Dreamliners will be added in July and September.

Currently, Biman operates on 16 international and domestic routes. It carried 26 lakh passengers in the last fiscal year.