Bangladesh Biman: Your nightmare in the air!

The state owned airline Bangladesh Biman is facing bankruptcy among accusations of endemic corruption and mismanagement.

The current Bangladeshi administration is due to announce plans to restructure this failed airline, which has long been a scourge among the severely mismanaged state-owned organizations in Bangladesh.

Passengers of Biman often face long queues at the airport, while in-flight, passengers are subjected to the unprofessional attitude of many Biman staff, who are negligent of their duties to the state-carrier.

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Bangladesh: Opening skies

Bangladesh’s second private passenger airline will begin domestic operations next month in a fast growing market.

United Airways is due to start flying to Chittagong and to the north-eastern city of Sylhet, from the capital Dhaka in the third week of June, company director Ferdous Alam said. The company, owned by expatriate Bangladeshis living in Britain, has secured a de HavillandFokker 100

“We will initially serve domestic destinations. But, our main target is to fly to the southern cities of China and the Gulf. Bangladeshi air traffic to these destinations has increased tremendously in recent times,” said, Mr. Alam.