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Rowdy protest at ZIA over Biman flight delay

Staff Correspondent
Around 200 passengers, mostly migrant workers, staged demonstration at Zia International Airport (ZIA) in the city yesterday morning protestingdelay of an Abu Dhabi-bound Biman flight.
They chanted slogans and shouted at Biman authorities for the delay, officials at the airport said.
The flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was scheduled to take off from ZIA at 7:15am yesterday, but the authorities rescheduled the time at 10:00 pm, as the Airbus scheduled for Abu Dhabi flight became grounded due to technical glitches, a Biman official told The Daily Star.
Sensing more trouble. Biman high officials rushed to spot and assured the aggrieved passengers of arranging flight as early as possible.
Later, the passengers were taken to different hotels in the city's Uttara, said an official at ZIA.
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"We had no other way but to delay the flight as the Airbus became grounded due to technical reasons," Abdul Mamdud Khan, general manager. Flight Operations (Central Control) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, said.
Earlier on Sunday, the national flag carrier also cancelled two flights bound for Rome and Hong Kong due to the same reason.
'I came at the airport early in the morning and was waiting for the flight. We were for waiting several hours but there was no sign of flying. Even no Biman officials came to inform us about the flight," a passenger of the flight said.
“At one stage some Biman officials told us that the plane will leave at 10:00pm and took us to the hotels," said a passenger.
A Biman official admitted that migrant workers seemed much worried due to flight delay as they feared to lose their jobs for failing to reach Abu Dhabi in time.
"We sympathise with the passengers for their suffering," said Mamdud adding, 'The department concerned of Biman has already taken measures to reduce sufferings of passengers."
Out of five Biman aircraft used on international routes, only three were in operation while the rest grounded due to technical glitches, Biman sources said.