BRUTALLY HONEST | Biman Bangladesh Airlines LONDON to SYLHET in Economy Class aboard their B787-8

Biman Bangladesh Airlines operates a small fleet of just 21 planes, but serves some big routes with it, including its 10h flight from London to Sylhet...
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FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Airline: Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Registration: S2-AJU
Flight Time: 9h 30min / 0h 30min
Seat: 30A
From: London Heathrow
Via: Sylhet Osmani International Airport
To: Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal
Date: September 2022
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION:
Cameras used: iPhone 12 Max Pro, DJI Osmo Pocket, GoPro Hero 8
Additional equipment used: GoPro Suction Cup
PRICE BREAKDOWN:
Total Price: BDT 51,827
Total Routing: LHR-ZYL-DAC
Booked through: Biman Bangladesh Airlines Website
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including free seat reservation and 40 kg checked luggage
Booking made: July 2022
VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Introduction
01:07 - Intro
01:27 - Heathrow Airport
02:29 - Boarding
03:00 - Cabin and Seat
05:52 - Take Off
08:01 - Dinner Service
10:06 - Breakfast Service
10:57 - Approach and Landing
12:15 - Layover at ZYL
13:06 - Taxi and Take Off
14:41 - Conclusion
COLLABORATION DISCLAIMER:
This video does not contain product placements. The airline was neither involved nor informed about the production of this Tripreport. The ticket fare was paid by ourselves.
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[@magnustan841]

Us over here in Singapore owe the Bangladesh people many thanks for helping build our public housing and other infrastructure that keeps our little island going. ❤ I find they’re such avgeeks too, lots of love for their flag carrier Biman and they love planespotting! This video is gonna do much better than you can imagine.

[@mutualdelusion1798]

Thank you from Bangladesh.

[@ewqewq123ewq]

Thank you from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇸🇬❤

[@syedaafreenali3392]

Thank you so much for your kind appreciation in a wonderful way ❤️, from Bangladesh 🇧🇩.

[@khairunnesa5508]

thankyou from bangladesh

[@lombo5293]

Thanks for being positive and appreciating the hard labour

[@melzzyzuniga5280]

Thank you Bangladesh too for helping to build and maintained Singapore. I am in the healthcare line and i received many Bangladeshi vaia to come my clinic for treatment daily... They are the nicest patients and i made many good friends. Every Friday without fail i will provide some food for them. I got lots of thanks and smiles. All i want from them is to make dua for me and my clinic .. to help and give more to those in need regardless of race language or religion. Thank you

[@mannadiisyed259]

Assalamualaikum. Thank you from Bangladesh.

[@mahirmtiham1882]

Thank you so much for your nice words towards us. I am a Bangladeshi living in the UK and I'm feeling proud of my brothers who are living in the Singapore. Lots of love. 💙

[@melzzyzuniga5280]

@@mannadiisyed259 waalaikum salam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh .. Ramadhan is approaching .. May Allah bless us all.. Aaaminn

[@riderchallenge4250]

lol singapore is developed due to singaporeans not beacuse of bangladesh. singapore is rich and developed due to hard work of singaporeans and bangaldesh is poor due to their own people.

[@habibhussain825]

​@@riderchallenge4250 bangladesh is poor due to the violent exploitation of the west

[@keisuke5468]

I have been following your channel for years. Feels greatful to finally give a brutally honest review of my national carrer

[@RICARDO-tn8hx]

Same! I couldn't believe it ❤️🇧🇩

[@footballhouse7155]

Same 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@roverchap]

Biman have improved tremendously since the introduction of the B787. Their previous service to Manchester with DC-10s was disasterous, often operating off-schedule due to technical reasons. It is now very reliable and as you observed, a pretty good product.

[@rahatulislam3519]

As a Bangladeshi I have to say, Biman has improved a lot in the last several years though there are a lot of place for improvement.

[@rebeccaweems3921]

I love brutally honest. Being blind makes the trip report videos impossible to enjoy so I really appreciate the narrated videos!

[@Tpavra]

I have flown them on their old B777 from London to Sylhet and returned to the UK on an A310 from Sylhet to Dhaka swapping to a 777 from Dhaka to London back in 2015. It was an overall pleasant experience and friendly staff. The fruit juice served at boarding on the domestic segment was delicious!

[@jameshoyle5918]

I love Bangladesh and it’s people. I flew there with Emirates from the UK.

[@vinaymaheshwari3074]

Except for a good number of them are religious fanatics. Minorities are reducing by the day.

[@humptydumpty1481]

​@@vinaymaheshwari3074 talk about india bro where the government is being governed by literal genociders, rioters, religious radicals and killers. Minorities are being killed, burned and women are being raped everyday in India. Even separatist movements like khalistan is being taken place being religious radicals have taken over the country

[@its_jabed_]

@@vinaymaheshwari3074 you are wrong. Come visit and see what is going on. You can not judge our country through watching some news. Believe me people here living together in harmony. Just bcz of some ppl in village area who do not belongs to any religion they did some conflicts. But people of my country are against of them. I know what you meant by this comment. You meant Muslims here are against of Hindu ppl. But that's not true bro.

[@nimishachowdhury4577]

@@vinaymaheshwari3074 Indian people are alwaysbad moutihing Bangladeshis, and Pakistanis. Focus on your own country please. Your government itself is a extremist group.

[@shayan.rahman_]

@@vinaymaheshwari3074 are you talking about hindutva of India?

[@ragibnafiz8548]

BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES is a decent airlines I must say, there is a lot of room for improvement and it is high time for them to bring changes and do better

[@Leppo255]

Respect for *Bangladesh*. I'm like Bangladesh from Morocco 🇲🇦💚🇧🇩

[@ryanfrisby7389]

I have to say, Biman was far far better than I expected, excellent review David and Felix!

[@IndraneelUpponi]

Biman looks quiet impressive to do a long haul journey. I hope Felix enjoyed his stay in Bangladesh. Btw the pronunciation of 'Hansa' in 'Raj-hansa' is the same as 'Luft-hansa'. :)

[@brownvoltaire2722]

impressive lol,he said the food was neither tasty nor good quality is that what you call impressive ?

[@mbk7771]

@@brownvoltaire2722 have you ever flown in Singapore airlines ? Their food is the worst i’ve ever tasted.

[@anisuzzamanrony6746]

@@brownvoltaire2722 You can't Judge an airlines based on food. Biman also has another organisation called BFCC who are succesfully providing catering service for many others renowned Airlines operating from Bangladesh.

[@tariq_al_fahim170]

We also call vehicles 'Bahon' similar to german 'Bahn'

[@jagobangalijago5665]

@@tariq_al_fahim170 Because both have the same Aryan roots

[@dhakaboy1]

I tell you what,...food, or cabin interiors aside, Biman has some of the best pilots ! They do a lot of smooth 'Butter' landings....Iv seen quite a few.

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Fantastic views of Heathrow airport from above. Binman Bangladesh looks like a great airline.👍😊🇮🇪🇧🇩

[@balanibakits6488]

Not great, but okay if you have limited options.

[@abbadiqbalatullo9553]

Give Bangladesh a visit.

[@ronniehossain7500]

Biman Bangladesh Airlines needs to serve specialty foods instead of rice, lentils and curries. Bangladeshi cuisine is rich in flavorful and tasty foods.

[@SabitTSDM07]

Been waiting to see this for years. I'm so glad the waiting is over. Feels good to see the flag carrier of my nation.

[@danielbeijing6076]

Binman Bangledish not bad at all when I used them, little known airline but great service

[@som3107]

Beautiful review of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, I am really impressed with the interiors of the aircraft and the service on board. Cheers from Mumbai India ❤️💜💚💜

[@abulhussain-si4gw]

proud to be a sylheti. i love my Sylhet. i am from Dublin Ireland.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

That breakfast was still better than the one BA served me in the back on my last trans-Atlantic red-eye.

[@jawadnoor2298]

I tried Biman from Toronto to Dhaka. IT WAS VERY GOOD. Plenty amount of food were given and blanket was given.

[@boblimits753]

Proud of our flagship carrier.. Biman came a long way from being bankrupt and now service quality is far better than any USA carrier.. 🇧🇩

[@wa51m]

The best thing about Simply Aviation is that you fly on Economy class, and that's where bulk of the passengers travel. So it makes a whole lot of sense, unlike some other youtubers who only fly Business and First class (PS: Can I get a ❤ back I edited it from Simple to Simply and the like disappeared😭)

[@Robutube1]

Good point Wasim - some YTers seem to just use YT as an excuse to fund luxury trips for themselves, so not a 'real world' experience at all. Felix and David provide a useful and honest service we can relate to here on Simply Aviation.

[@EkhonoOjantrik]

Thanks a lot for such a precise review of our national carrier. Biman has indeed came a long way over the years. As a Bangladeshi citizen, I'd pray that it'd continue to move towards success in future.

[@nimishachowdhury4577]

Biman never had a crash, and our pilots are known for the smoothest of landings!

[@nimishachowdhury4577]

i dont think so. Some other private BD airlines did. But Biman never did.@equalitypeace1695

[@ayalahmed3674]

I love biman and always fly with them and their business class is top class.. i am travelling to bd next month and can’t wait ❤❤. Very nice video thanks mate

[@hans_jisungs]

this channel just got 10X better i have been subscribed for years i think and now i came back to take another look on how good it has gotten

[@rex86uk]

Love travelling via emirates to Bangladesh the only thing for me is with family don’t like stopping in Dhaka and then making a 6 hours car journey to sylhet which is why we just go for the biman London to sylhet.

[@tanzimniloy1385]

Thank you for represent our country and flag carrier airlines🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@notactuallymyrealname]

Really enjoyed this review, thank you! I spent some time in Bangladesh in the 00s and Biman was... not well-regarded, to say the least. It looks like it's getting lots better and I'm excited to see the improvements! Heads up that the H in "Sylhet" is not pronounced -- you could even say "shill-ETT" if you wanted, since in Bangla there are 3 different letters pronounced "sh" -- and the emphasis in "Dhaka" is on the first syllable. :) I'm off to watch your other Biman videos for some deshi nostalgia!

[@konplayz]

I personally really liked the “expectation met” or “not met” pop up thing you had in older videos

[@RobMuir]

Interesting video. Although I do not see myself in that part of the world anytime soon, it is always a pleasure to see how these non-mainstream airlines operate. Keep up the good work.

[@goytabr]

Biman is a traditional full-service airline with a long history, long-haul service, a modern fleet, AND the national flag carrier of one of the world's most populous countries. So, I don't see why it's "non-mainstream". It might not be as famous as Lufthansa or Emirates, its service may be limited in the number of destinations, and its home base may be located in a largely underdeveloped country out of the itinerary of the majority of international tourists and businesspeople, but still, there's nothing out of the ordinary, marginal, or outlandish in Biman to place it out of the mainstream. Plus, as we saw in this video, its service may not be spectacular, but it's still better than what I've seen in recent Lufthansa reviews.

[@MinhazUddinBengali]

Honestly saying... This is some quality content. I appreciate your efforts.

[@awesomearshankhan]

Impressive Video!! When I was a kid , I also flew Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Singapore to Dhaka onboard their Boeing 737-800 plane

[@awesomearshankhan]

Also , do remember to check out my channel and my videos about airplanes as I am a big fan of them and do remember to subscribe to my channel and leave a like on my videos and comment

[@jishanborno6411]

We need more direct routes from Bangladesh to European countries like France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and even Italy. At one point, there were routes from Dhaka to New York, Dhaka to Tokyo and even Dhaka to Athens. Doesn't have to be Biman operating those routes. It would be better if Dhaka gets airlines like Lufthansa, KLM, Qantas, Air France, ANA etc. I don't know why they discontinued those routes as they would help the country but quite a lot. Let's hope when HSIA T3 is fully operational, new routes come or continue the discontinued ones.

[@sandbuzz2944]

Biman has improved a lot since my last flight almost two decades ago. Great review, thanks for your time and effort. Dhaka airport experience is a disappointment though, hopefully that will change for better with the 3rd terminal opening next year.

[@fal0706]

Roots in Bangladesh, Im a Indian Bengali who has a special place for Bangladesh in my heart. Though I have never visited Bangladesh despite having relatives in Rajsahi, Dhaka and Khulna. Bangladesh is a really beautiful country

[@muhammadhasan3726]

ভালোবাসা নিও বাংগালী বন্ধু💐💖

[@MrGriser]

A unique aspect about Syhlet airport is that only the light aircraft gets remote stands which may not sound unique to some of you at first bit's the airside transfer buses they use they aren't the usual Cobus 3000 they're actually just minibuses like the things that do the school run.

[@TheRealDorran]

*_Came back from Bangladesh yesterday._*

[@ScottishAustralian]

Great video! As for feedback re this being filmed by Felix - I thought the footage he captured was just as good as we are used to :) the only thing I would say though, is at the beginning I found it somewhat confusing that Felix's footage was being narrated by David in the first person (e.g. "I ordered a vegetarian meal) when David wasn't actually there. Personally I'd find it a little clearer if David is narrating for him to use 3rd person "Felix ordered a vegetarian meal" etc. But that's only a minor issue - another excellent review as always!

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I Have Not Try Out Biman Bangladesh Airlines Yet .Great Work

[@rounaqul2020]

Welcome to Bangladesh 🇧🇩😊, lots of love and respect for you

[@raez3351]

I’ve been waiting for this for ages Thankyou 🇧🇩

[@michelski3528]

I love the airline and routes context at the beginning… thank you

[@quranrecitation1111]

Thank you for flying with our biman Bangladesh Airlines.

[@riasadalvi5048]

Nice to see you finally made a TR on Biman. I hope you enjoyed the flight. Issues with blankets are pretty normal, maybe that's on demand. I saw the same thing in Turkish Airlines economy class while flying from Istanbul to Chicago, they didn't provide any blankets. I don't know whether you have flown to one of their Dash 8 but if not then do so next time. Also suggesting to make TR on the following services of Biman 1) Dhaka to Kathmandu or vice versa (VV) 2) Dhaka to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur or VV 3) Dhaka to any middle eastern destination or VV. Make sure you get a Boeing 777 here. 4) And offcourse the Toronto flight. Hope you will get an overall idea about Biman. Enjoy your upcoming journeys.

[@ylilin]

Die "Brutally Honest" Reviews sind bei weitem die besten conent, die ihr anbietet. Ich würde empfehlen, dieses Format weiter zu verfolgen.

[@speedbird006]

I used to handle Biman DC10 and A310. Good old days.

[@Bdbimanlover]

Thanks for make this trip report. And im happy ☺️☺️☺️ to see you visit my city sylhet.Because i live in Sylhet. Thank you simply aviation

[@aznandyroo]

As far as the filming by Felix...I could not tell any difference. Everything seemed just as high quality and great as normal to me :D

[@brianmcdonald6519]

Yes, if he hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known any different!

[@razwanabdullah2745]

THAN YOU! FINALLY A BIMAN REVIEW! THANKS A LOT GUYS!

[@junayedhasan428]

Our pride Biman Bangladesh Airlines 🇧🇩

[@MohammadAli-qe8fi]

Thanks For covering Biman Bangladesh Airlines ❤️ I hope Biman will improve day by day.

[@moinulislam9685]

Good review, impressed with the modern Boeing aircraft

[@CatherineRMich]

I love it. I wish Felix would try the voice over next time

[@calebmumby5803]

Oh My Goodness me that was such an incredible video that take off from London Heathrow was amazing your Commentry was cool that's why we're love aviation!

[@kevanhubbard9673]

I think that Bengali is the 8th most spoken language on Earth being the language of Bangladesh and West Bengal plus it's also spoken in some other states of India around that area.

[@mutualdelusion1798]

Bangla is the 3rd most spoken language in the world after Arabic & Mandarin Chinese.

[@hassymiia6267]

It’s spoken in Bangladesh, West Bengal, Tripura, Lower Assam. It’s the 4th most spoken language in the world. After English, Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish. It’s definitely has 300+ million speakers.

[@justlisten1]

Nice to see Biman is doing well. Hope it returns to US someday

[@rezaulkarimjoy6276]

Thnx a lot simply aviation And lot's of love from Bangladeshi people.....

[@tomernst1185]

I really appreciate the commented videos. So much more comfortable than reading along all the time.

[@fahimfahim1680]

Finally in Bangladesh. Thanks and welcome!

[@ericinzesky1077]

great video, as always, thank you very much ! 🙂

[@saeedbd71]

14:50 Yes! But only if the layover is not long enough. Better, if I don't have to - disembark, aimlessly tour the airport, and embark again in another flight. 🙂

[@gulzarahmed6428]

Hello there. Thanks for flying to Bangladesh by biman Bangladesh airlines. Just let you know our crew will supply the blanket after after serving dinner. Also if anyone ask them for a blanket iam sure they will offer you Evan before serving the meal. Thanks again for flying with biman Bangladesh airlines. I hope your journey was fantastic .and you are always welcome to Bangladesh ❤️

[@dragon32210]

Looking forward to the domestic reviews. Great trip report as always

[@Er_Guille]

Biman Bangladesh looks like an astoundingly good airline. That said, I love layovers. Probably I would choose any middle east airline just for the layover. Thanx for the video.

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

The last passenger operator of the DC10, which was retired in 2013 or 2014

[@toufikemroj]

Love you Simply✈️Aviation..... 💙 Love from West Bengal,India.....

[@sushi777300]

Been waiting for this review 😍

[@HowdyItsJustin]

Hopefully Biman will be able to resume services to the US eventually!

[@sidkings]

The last time I flew to Sylhet was on a DC-10

[@balanibakits6488]

Many Indian and Nepali people are now choosing Biman for Toronto flight over Air India & Air Canada. Cz Biman is cheaper on that route

[@zyalk66to40]

i have been waiting for this episode for 4 years

[@AchmadZaim_Indonesia2012]

UK here 🇮🇩 🇬🇧

[@rimonfardinarian]

I have been waiting for years for this review

[@TaylorSlayz]

Love this already!

[@felipeantonio777]

David, nice to see you are using aerolopa: amazing seating maps !!!

[@anowargani9144]

Wow fantastic documentary. Thanks

[@riddhirahman]

Clicked on this video for biman Bangladesh.But amazed by top notch review of airlines in this channel Subscribed!

[@user-mo9st1qm2w]

A few years back I flew Biman from Manchester to sylhet, my home town directly. The flight was pleasant. But luggage was lost. It took them two years to refund and only got a quarter of the compensation 😢... But the in-flight services were wonderful 😊.... thanks the video was of high quality

[@justt.bashir]

Hey love your Channel so much and I’m happy to see this one kudos to you guys

[@nusa_ib_]

FINALLY BIMAN!!!

[@BlindAndFrench]

Worth noting that their B787-9 business class has a 1-2-1 configuration. Biman also charge significantly more if you plan to get off at Sylhet especially since FlyDubai stopped their Dubai - Sylhet service back in 2019.

[@mazharul]

I used to hate that flight Dubai to Bangladesh the people on those flights were so annoying

[@chefpepe283]

FINALLY lets goo

[@mannadiisyed259]

Watching it from Sylhet 🇧🇩 Thank you.

[@shaunnan146]

For flying direct to Sylhet Biman now charges extortionate rates. Before you could travel for £600-£700 a few years ago, now a economy seat costs £1,240 - £1,450. They are always late, then get fined by Heathrow Airport as a result they pass it on to their passengers. Their prices are also extremely high because they got no competition. As a result a lot of people are not able to fly. So, now they charge business class prices for economy. Btw, someone usually comes around with blankets in the evening or some time after take-off, dont know why you didnt get one 😏 Not all the food is edible, specially the round tea-time fritter-like snacks which can give you stomach ache and make you run

[@fakrulislamripon7555]

I really enjoyed your review.. Thank you.

[@tohaislam3668]

Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@AS-br8si]

I was waiting for this video.

[@footballhouse7155]

Love from Bangladesh ❤️🇧🇩

[@Yasin_2312]

I’m 3 months late to this video, but I remember commenting like 5 years ago for you to fly Biman Bangladesh Airlines and finally you did! And yes Biman has improved alot with their new Boeing 787. I’m a Sylhetti and live in London and so Biman is a convenient flight

[@rafiashraf2769]

Do you think Sylhetis are Bengalis or do you think Sylheti is a language

[@Yasin_2312]

@@rafiashraf2769 We Sylhettis are Bengalis and Sylhetti is a dialect of Bengali

[@monirfiroz6756]

I love painting of Biman Bangladesh airlines!

[@roteschwert]

1:45 That's so true. Bangladeshis usually tend to pack up the whole contents of their refrigerator & fly it abroad & vice versa

[@abirhossainkhan3211]

Thanks for travelling our country.

[@mdhedayethossen5008]

Love for biman 🇧🇩❤️

[@RipaAlam]

wow i am Bangladeshi🙋‍♀️

[@abdulmujeeb1675]

Your channel very informative explain very well thanks 👍

[@gordonbenoit6493]

I enjoyed how you continued in this video to keep the viewer informed some of your videos. There’s no sound leaving if you were to wonder what to think in addition to see keep up the good work..

[@heidirabenau511]

Yesss! Brutally Honest is back!!

[@golzarhossain1447]

Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩