Biman's Dhaka-Toronto flight starts Wednesday

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started its much-awaited Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka flight today, BSS reports.

The national flag carrier will operate two weekly flights on every Wednesday and Sunday on the route, a press release of the airline said here today.

The maiden flight BG-305 has left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3.30am on 27 July for Toronto.

The Dhaka to Toronto flight will have a stopover in Istanbul, Turkey for refueling while it will return back to Dhaka from Toronto directly flying 16 hours without any stopover.

Every Sunday, Biman flight BG-305 will depart from Dhaka at 3.30am and will land in Istanbul at 8.30am local time. After an hour, the flight will depart from Istanbul and reach Toronto at 1:25pm local time.

Biman will operate the flights through its brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, said the release.