Biman fligt makes mergency landing at Shahjajal Airport

Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG047, en-route from Chittagong to Dubai, made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka early Friday morning after one of its engines experienced an in-flight surge.
“None of the passengers on board was hurt in the incident as the aircraft landed normally and safely with passengers disembarking the aircraft in the normal way,” said a Biman release signed by Khan Musharraf Hussein, General Manager, Public Relations.

It said the 777-200ER aircraft, with 241 passengers and crew onboard took off from Chittagong at 12.33 am. “After take-off, approximately 8 minutes in to the flight, one of the engines experienced an in-flight surge with damage to the engine,” the release said, adding the captain shut down the engine as per standard practice.
The 777 aircraft is equipped with 2 engines and is capable of flying safely with only one in operation. As per company operating policy, the captain asked the Shahjalal Air Traffic Control Tower to conduct an emergency landing procedure. Passengers on board heard a loud noise during the engine surge and the captain, as per policy, updated passengers accordingly.
An alternative aircraft was made available and took off from Shahjalal Airport at 3.36AM for Dubai. Of the 241 passengers on the original flight, 237 continued with their travel plans to Dubai. A spokesperson for the company said, “We sincerely apologise to our customers onboard for any concern or inconvenience that this may have caused. The flight crew followed procedure in full and are well trained to handle such an isolated occurrence.”
The aircraft, manufactured in 2001, will re-enter service once all necessary engine repairs have been completed. There had been no previous operational issues with the engine in question and it was also fully up to date with its routine maintenance checks.
“For those few passengers choosing not to continue their journey, a full refund of their ticket will be given. For all passengers onboard the flight, we will be contacting them shortly to offer them a gesture of compensation to thank them for their cooperation and understanding during this time,” the spokesperson said. – BSS