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It officially became a Bangladeshi airport in 1972 after the Bangladesh Liberation War. [6] At first, it was mainly used for connecting Dhaka and Chittagong. But in the mid-1990s Biman started international flights to Bangkok, Dubai and all other major Gulf cities and it officially became an international airport. [citation needed]
"UN Location Codes: Bangladesh". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes; World Aero Data: Bangladesh = ICAO codes; Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Bangladesh - IATA and ICAO codes; FallingRain: Airports in Bangladesh
First Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman in Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong en route to Doha. In February 2017, it was announced that the airline would acquire three of their own Dash 8-Q400 which will be used to replace the current aircraft leased from Smart Aviation Company to continue operating domestic and regional flights. [223]
It is located in Kurmitola, 17 km (11 mi) from the city centre, in the northern part of Dhaka. The airport is also used as a base for the Bangladesh Air Force, named BAF Base Bangabandhu. The airport has an area of 802 hectares (1,981 acres). The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) operates and maintains the airport.
Shahjalal International Airport; Biman Bangladesh Airlines [5] 21: BG: BBC: BANGLADESH: Shahjalal International Airport; Shah Amanat International Airport; Osmani International Airport; Fly Dhaka Airlines [6] Shahjalal International Airport; Novoair [7] 5 [8] VQ: NVQ: NOVOAIR: Shahjalal International Airport; US-Bangla Airlines [9] 24 [10] BS ...
The airline started flights from Dhaka to Chennai (via Chittagong) on 31 March 2019 also becoming first Bangladeshi airline carrier to operate flights to Southern India. [ 11 ] In February 2019, US-Bangla Airlines announced an order for four ATR 72-600 aircraft, to be used on domestic flights.
On 24 February 2019, the aircraft operating the flight, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737-800, was hijacked 252 kilometres (157 mi) southeast of Dhaka by lone wolf terrorist Polash Ahmed. [1] The crew performed an emergency landing at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong where Ahmed was shot dead by Bangladeshi special forces.
The airline inaugurated its operation with daily three flights on Dhaka–Cox's Bazar–Dhaka route and three daily flights on Dhaka-Chittagong–Dhaka route. [7] On 23 February 2023, the new airline launched Dhaka - Sylhet flight for first time. [8] [9] Later on 14 May, 2024 Air Astra launched daily flights between Dhaka - Saidpur - Dhaka. As ...