Unheard in aviation history

It is incomprehensible as to how such a blunder could be made by world's one of the most sophisticated aviation authorities. Due to this totally unwarranted incident, as many as 257 passengers suffered indescribably. It has damaged the reputation of Biman alongside causing considerable financial loss. One also has to take into account the possible high risk to life that the DC-10 passengers were exposed to while hovering the skies listlessly for some critical moments. Things indeed could have been disastrous had the Canadian authorities denied the aircraft's landing in Montreal.

We therefore strongly endorse the foreign ministry's move to seek further clarification from the US authorities for the denial of landing and also the national airliner's plan for legal steps to obtain compensation for the costly debacle. Is it not giving a short shift to an aircraft from a non-rich country? One wonders. It is heartening to learn though, that no restriction has been imposed on Biman flights to New York.

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For our part, we should do everything in our power to upgrade Biman's onboard security equipment and its overall safety standards. Biman has its own long list of problems, but one hardly expects of a high-tech port of call as JFK airport to be making such an irresponsible mistake, even though the admission of the mistake is a good gesture.