Terminals Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Domestic Terminal The airport mainly consists of three major terminals. Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2) are for international flights and they are both located within the same building. T1 is located on the ground floor and it is used as the international arrivals concourse hall. T2 is located on the upper floor and it serves as the international departures concourse hall. A third adjacent terminal building, known as the Domestic Terminal, is for domestic flights. This is located to the left of the international terminals. In the one-storey Domestic Terminal, both the arrivals concourse hall and the departures concourse hall are on the same floor. Terminal 3 A third international terminal is under construction and it is expected to be operational in 2024. According to the project design, the third terminal will have 26 boarding bridges and 12 conveyor belts. The terminal will have 115 check-in counters, 59 immigration desks. VIP terminal A VIP terminal building is located to the right of the international terminals. The VIP terminal is built only about from the main gate. Cargo terminal There is a cargo terminal at the airport which has a capacity of 200,000 tons per annum. This will be increased to 500,000 tons after the completion of the ongoing renovation and expansion project. Airlines and destinations Passenger : Biman Bangladesh Airlines's flight from Dhaka to Toronto and vice versa makes a stop at Istanbul for refueling and crew change. Biman Bangladesh does not carry passengers solely from Dhaka to Istanbul. Nor does the airline have fifth freedom rights to fly passengers from Istanbul to Toronto. Cargo Accidents and incidents On 28 September 1977, a Japan Airlines Flight 472 en route from Mumbai to Tokyo was hijacked by 5 Japanese Red Army terrorists shortly after takeoff, and forced the plane to land at then Zia International Airport. The terrorists' demand of $6 million and release of 6 JRA terrorists from Japanese prison was met by the Japanese Prime Minister. Bangladesh Air Force was deployed to control the situation in the ground and to facilitate negotiations. On 5 August 1984, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Zia International Airport. All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the Fokker F27 died, making it the worst aviation disaster of Bangladesh. References External links Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh: Airports Live Flight Tracking