Biman
Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has announced that it will close seven
of the national carrier's foreign offices. The cost-saving decision is
now before the Board of Directors for final approval.
Offices in New
York, Rome, Toronto, Manchester, Hong Kong, Bahrain, and Delhi are
scheduled to be closed as the airline hasn't served those cities for
several years.
Flights to New York JFK ceased in 2006, after
incurring losses of BDT 5 million (USD62,500) on each flight. Of its
European routes, Rome Fiumicino, Frankfurt Int'l and Brussels National
were suspended in 2007.
Flights to Manchester Int'l were suspended
the same year, and relaunched briefly in 2012, yet the Manchester office
maintains a staff of five people.
The Rome route was resurrected in
2014, but quickly ceased after experiencing large losses. Hong Kong
Chek Lap Kok and Delhi Int'l services were also suspended in 2014.
The committee's report recommended that staff be brought back to Bangladesh within three months.
Biman
Bangladesh retains services to domestic destinations as well as
throughout the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent, and Southeast
Asia. London Heathrow is its only remaining destination in Europe.
About Biman Bangladesh Airlines has Aircraft 12, flies to 23 destinations in 34 routes with 51 daily flights.
