The 5th Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines arrived here on Saturday evening
The new aircraft, ‘Sonar Tori’, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6:10pm, said Tanvir Ahmed, public relations officer of the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry.
Biman Managing Director Mokabbir Hossain received the aircraft at the airport, he said.
Earlier, the brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner started its journey for Dhaka from Seattle, USA. It left Boeing Everett Delivery Center at 12:30pm (local time) on Friday.
Biman’s first and second Dreamliner – ‘Akash Beena’ and ‘Hangsabalaka’ – arrived in August and December last year. The third one – ‘Gaangchil’ – arrived in July and the fourth one, ‘Rajhanso’, in September this year.
Another Dreamliner ‘Achin Pakhi’ will arrive here on December 24, Tanvir added.