Staff Reporter
An airbus of Bangladesh Biman escaped an accident at ZIA International Airport yesterday evening when it skidded off the runway.
The aircraft with 143 passengers from Sylhet landed at the airport at 6:45pm. While taking turn toward the airport building, it suddenly skidded off the runway. The BG-118 flight earlier came to Dhaka from London. It flew to Sylhet and returned to Dhaka.
Director General of Biman Mosharraf said, “No harm has caused to the passengers nor any damage caused to the aircraft as its speed was very minimum,”
However an inquiry committee is being formed to probe the incident, he added. [Read more]