Only 8 out of 56 Biman routes make profit in FY06
Unb, Dhaka
Forty-eight of the 56 international and domestic routes operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines failed to make any profit in the last fiscal year (2005-06), rather incurred a huge loss of over Tk 506 crore, Parliament was told yesterday. Replying to a question of Kazi Salimul Haque, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that only eight routes of the state-owned Biman made profit last year, which stood at about Tk 47 crore. The worst performing route was Dhaka-London-Dhaka with a loss of Tk 161.33 crore, followed by Dhaka-New York-Dhaka route (loss Tk 93.13 crore) and Dhaka-Rome-Dhaka (loss of Tk 84.44 crore).
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