Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start its much-awaited Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka flight on Wednesday.
The national flag carrier will operate two weekly flights every Wednesday and Sunday on the route, reports BSS citing a press release.
The maiden flight BG-305 will leave the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3:30 am on July 27 for Toronto.
The Dhaka to Toronto flight will have a stopover in Istanbul, Turkey for refuelling while it will return to Dhaka from Toronto directly flying 16 hours without any stopover.
Every Sunday, Biman flight BG-305 will depart from Dhaka at 3:30 am and will land in Istanbul at 8:30 am local time. After an hour, the flight will depart from Istanbul and reach Toronto at 1:25 pm local time.
Biman will operate the flights through its brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, said the release.
