Biman doubles Dhaka-Narita flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to double its weekly flights between Dhaka and Japan’s Narita from October 29, coinciding with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s official visit to Japan, a senior airline official said on Saturday.

“We are increasing the frequency on the Dhaka-Narita-Dhaka route from one to two flights a week, with the additional service beginning on October 29,” Biman’s Director (Marketing and Sales) Md Ashraful Alam told BSS.

He said the national flag carrier would operate flights on the route every Monday and Thursday, strengthening direct air connectivity between Bangladesh and Japan.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would travel to Japan on Biman’s regular commercial flight for his four-day official visit beginning October 26.

“The Prime Minister will also return home on October 29 aboard Biman’s newly introduced Thursday flight from Narita,” Alam said.

The decision to increase flight frequency comes nearly three months after Biman resumed its direct Dhaka-Narita-Dhaka service on July 27 this year, restoring Bangladesh’s only nonstop air connection with Japan following a suspension of more than a year.

The airline initially relaunched the route with one weekly flight using a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with plans to increase frequencies depending on passenger demand, commercial performance and aircraft availability.