Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- A Bangkok-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines jet has flown back to Dhaka from Myanmar after cabin pressure dropped mid-air.

The passengers later flew to their destination in another jet in the evening on Friday.

As many as 133 passengers were aboard the Boeing 737-800 plane, said Boshra Islam, public relations general manager of Biman.

"The incident occurred on Friday afternoon. The aircraft started to descend after cabin pressure dropped in the air. The jet then flew for about two hours and returned to Dhaka at 1pm," she said.

The passengers then boarded another jet and took off from Dhaka at 5:26pm, she added.

An officer of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport said: "When the plane arrived in Myanmar airspace, ...