A Dammam-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight returned to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Monday afternoon after the pilot detected a technical alert related to cabin pressure mid-air, airline officials said.
Flight BG-349, operated with a Boeing 777-ER aircraft, departed from Dhaka at 3:33pm but returned to the capital at 4:33pm after remaining airborne for nearly an hour as a precautionary measure.
According to Biman official sources, the wide-body aircraft with a seating capacity of approximately 450 passengers was operating with nearly full occupancy.
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot noticed an abnormal cabin pressure warning and decided to return in the interest of passenger safety.
鈥楾he pilot received a cabin pressure warning signal and chose to return to Dhaka without taking any risks,鈥� Al Masud Khan, manager of public relations of the national flag carrier told BSS.
He added that the passengers were later flown to Dammam on an alternative aircraft.
The returned aircraft was inspected by Biman鈥檚 engineering team and declared fit for operation.
鈥楾he same aircraft is scheduled to operate another flight tonight [Monday],鈥� Masud Khan added.
