Biman to resume Riyadh flights on October 26, Dammam flights begin

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A flight will depart from Dhaka for Riyadh on October 26. Meanwhile, flights on the Dhaka-Dammam route resumed on Wednesday.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines disclosed the information in a press release on Wednesday. The release said the decision to operate Riyadh-bound flights was taken as the situation created after the attack on airports in Saudi Arabia has improved.

According to the release, a flight will leave Dhaka for Riyadh at 1:25am on the night following October 25. A decision on operating other Riyadh-bound flights will be taken later after observing and reviewing the overall situation.

Meanwhile, Biman will operate daily flights on the Dhaka-Dammam route from October 21 to 26. During this period, the aircraft will depart from Dhaka for Dammam at 8am every day. Boeing 777 aircraft will be used on these flights.

The release also announced changes to the flight schedule on the Dhaka-Jeddah route. Two flights will be operated from Dhaka to Jeddah on October 22. After that, one flight will depart at 7:20pm every day on October 23, 24 and 25.

On the other hand, regular flights have been operating on the Dhaka-Madinah route since October 18. Boeing 787 aircraft are being used on this route. Biman said the operations and schedule of Madinah-bound flights will remain unchanged until a further decision is made.