Biman flight lands after wheels fright

A Biman flight from Dubai with 253 people on board Sunday survived a close call as it hovered in the sky for half an hour before landing safely at the airport. The pilot of BG-048 flight discovered that the front wheels would not open up just before the plane was to touch down at the Shah Amanat International Airport at 1:15pm. Biman's duty officer Shah Alam told bdnews24.com an immediate probe later found the nose landing gears of the DC-10 flight developed technical glitches. The pilot decided not to land and kept flying around the airport desperately hoping that he could fix the problem, an official at the airport said. The wheels opened up after frantic maneuvering and the plane landed safely at around 1:45pm, said the official who would not be named.