US-Bangla Airlines, one of the country’s leading private airlines, added another 72-seater brand new ATR 72-600 model aircraft raising its fleet number to twelve, highest for a private airline in the country. The aircraft which came straight from the factory of France landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday evening.
The airline has planned to increase flight numbers in domestic routes with the new aircraft. US-Bangla Airlines Director Operations Monirul Haque Joarder and Director Administration Musa Mullah along with high officials were present at the airport to receive the new plane.
Currently, in domestic routes, the airlines operates daily ten flights to Chattogram, six flights to Cox’s Bazar, five flights to Jashore, four flights to Saidpur, two flights to Sylhet and Rajshahi and one flight to Barishal from Dhaka. In international routes, the airlines operate flight to Kolkata, Chennai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Muscat and Doha.
The airline started its journey on July 17, 2014 with two 76-seater Dash8-Q400 aircraft and with the maiden flight to Jashore. Within less than two years it went international with the introduction of flight to Kathmandu. The airline’s fleet today consists of twelve aircraft: 4 (four) Boeing 737-800, 5 (five) Brand New ATR72-600 and 3 (three) Dash8-Q400.
With the slogan of ‘Fly Fast-Fly Safe’, US-Bangla airlines started its journey and acquired recognition for timely flight operation, international standard cabin service, good quality catering service, comfortable seat and proper passengers’ service. The airline is planning to add one more brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft to its fleet by this month. And this airline also planned to add four more brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft to its fleet by June 2020.
