Biman Bangladesh Airlines, in the backdrop of escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, has changed schedules of its flights towards Toronto, London and Rome, as the airlines is currently by-passing restricted Pakistani airspace.
The revised schedules will remain effective from May 9 to May 31, a media release of the national flag carrier says on Friday (May 9).
As per the updated schedule, the Dhaka–Toronto flight BG305/306 will now depart from Dhaka at 3am instead of 3:45am, advancing the departure time by 45 minutes.
However, the return flight from Toronto to Dhaka will remain unchanged.
Similarly, the Dhaka–London flight BG201/202 will depart from Dhaka at 7pm instead of 7:40pm, 40 minutes earlier than the usual schedule. The return flight from London will operate at its regular time.
For Thursdays only, the Dhaka–London flight will depart at 8pm instead of 8:50pm, advancing the schedule by 50 minutes.
Meanwhile, the Dhaka–Rome flight BG355/356 will now depart from Dhaka at 10:45pm instead of 11:30pm. The return flight from Rome to Dhaka will operate as usual.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has urged all passengers to report to the check-in counters in accordance with the updated departure times.
