Sylhet, July 14 -- After a suspension of over two months, national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has resumed its direct flights on the Sylhet-Manchester route.
Biman's BG-788 flight departed from Sylhet Osmani International Airport for Manchester at 12:50 pm on Monday with 193 passengers on board, said Biman station manager Shakil Ahmed.
The resumption has brought relief among UK-bound expatriates many of whom had feared the route might be permanently discontinued.
Passenger Murtuza Ali, who boarded the flight, expressed his satisfaction saying he had been waiting for this service for a long time. "This has eased a lot of our suffering," he said.
Biman had earlier announced suspension of flights on this route from May 1 to Ju...
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