Biman to operate Riyadh flight on Sunday

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate a flight from Dhaka to Riyadh on 25 October as the situation at Saudi Arabian airports continues to improve following recent attacks. The flight will depart Dhaka at 1:25am Bangladesh time on the night of 25 October, the national flag carrier said in a press release on Wednesday. Biman will decide on operating other Riyadh-bound flights later after reviewing the overall situation.
Meanwhile, the airline resumed flights to Dammam on 21 October. One flight will depart Dhaka for Dammam daily at 8am until 26 October. The flights will be operated by Boeing 777 aircraft. For Jeddah, Biman is set to operate two flights today. It will also run one flight daily at 7:20pm on 23, 24 and 25 October. Flights to Madinah have been operating normally since 18 October using Boeing 787 aircraft. The schedule for the route will remain unchanged until further notice. Biman said it would provide further updates on flight operations and schedules in due course. Passengers have been advised to contact their nearest Biman sales centre for ticket purchases, bookings and other travel-related information.