The country's leading private air carrier is hopeful to start flight operation on Dhaka New York route as it thinks the authorities concerned will be able to get Civil Aviation Category A1 this time.
US Bangla Airlines general manager Md. Kamrul Islam came up with such assertion while speaking with journalists at a press briefing held at Cox's Bazar on Monday.
He said, "Thanks to our Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh as they have made a good progress in terms of getting A1 certificate. Following the A1 certification we are hopeful that we will be able to operate flights on Dhaka to New York route. Besides we have also plan to fly on different European routes too ".
According to US Bangla Airlines, it has plan to add more aircrafts to its fleet. In this regard Kamrul Islam said, "To strengthen domestic and international routes further, three more Boeing 737-800s and four brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft will be added to the US-Bangla Airlines fleet by the end of this year and early next year."
