Biman flight lands in Dhaka after emergency stop in Doha

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ flight BG-349, which made an emergency landing in Doha while heading to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, returned safely to Dhaka via Dammam on Monday after a delay of seven hours and nine minutes.

According to a press release issued by Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Monday, the flight departed Dhaka for Dammam at 7:36PM on Sunday but diverted to Doha after the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was temporarily closed.

The flight landed at Doha airport at 2:27AM Bangladesh time on Monday. After the Dammam airport resumed operations about three hours later, the aircraft arrived in Dammam at 7:02AM.

The return flight, BG-350, departed Dammam for Dhaka at 9:30AM and landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:53PM on Monday, the airline said.

Biman said the flight reached Dhaka seven hours and nine minutes behind schedule.

The airline also announced the cancellation of its BG-349 flights from Dhaka scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

- MaT