I’m pleased to report that Biman Bangladesh Airlines exceeded expectations onboard after a very forgettable ground experience. I already wrote about my transit experience: let’s fast forward to where I left off, stepping into the departures terminal. Check-in desks are...
Review: Biman Bangladesh “Maslin” Business Lounge Dhaka
After a lackluster check-in experience that took nearly an hour, I was bracing for the worst. Just how bad would the Biman Bangladesh Business Class lounge be? Turns out, not bad at all. After passport control, I followed the “Executive...
My Dhaka Transit Hotel Courtesy of Biman Bangladesh Airlines
I already wrote about my transit adventures in Dhaka, Bangladesh but want to provide some additional details here, including a review of the transit hotel provided by Biman Bangladesh Airlines. There are some jet bridges in Dhaka, but we...
Review: Biman Bangladesh 737-800 Economy Class Bangkok to Dhaka
I bought my ticket the day before travel and was quite disappointed to see that business class had sold out. With no formal reviews online of Biman Bangladesh, I had no idea what to expect and braced myself for a wild...
First Impressions of Biman Bangladesh Business Class
Biman Bangladesh Business Class disappoints, but mostly delights. My first flight in Biman Bangladesh Business Class, on the carrier’s flagship 777-300ER London route, was very good overall. The ground experience…not so much. I’ll have a full review later in...
Denied: Biman and Iberia Prohibit Me from Taking Onboard Pictures
This trip has morphed into an unenviable close. If I cannot take pictures onboard a flight, my review will be incomplete and much less worthy of your time. Thus, my very sustenance depends upon onboard photography. Sadly, I was warned by two...
The Police Chase After Me in Dhaka
The transit in Dhaka was interesting, to say the least… Upon landing in Dhaka on Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Bangkok, we were bussed to the terminal where I followed the signs for “visa on arrival”. Sure enough, just inside...
How is Biman Bangladesh Airlines in Economy Class?
My last-minute ticket home meant I was stuck in economy class for the 2hr flight from Bangkok to Dhaka on Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Business class was sold out. That’s a shame because it was only about $100 more than...
Booked: Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Iberia
I went with option two. I’ll be flying home via Dhaka, London, and Madrid on Biman and Iberia. In all honesty, option one (flying with Kenya Airways and Korean Airlines) made so much more sense, but I looked beyond...
Help Me Get Home: Three Choices!
Greetings once again from SE Asia. I’m working late in Vientiane, Laos this evening. The Novotel at BKK was over $200 so I thought, what the heck, let’s turn lemons into lemonade. I’ve never been to Laos before and the...
