US-Bangla Airlines is going to add another brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft which is expected to arrive in the country today.
With this, the number of aircraft will be 14 to US-Bangla fleet. This is the highest among the private airlines in Bangladesh. New Aircraft will join US-Bangla Airlines fleet directly from ATR Company of France.
The newly added aircraft from Francazal Airport in France via Greece, UAE and India will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday. The newly added ATR 72-600 aircraft will be used to operate more flights on domestic routes as part of future plans.
The new aircraft is environmentally friendly and has state-of-the-art facilities. Passengers will be able to travel in comfort and ease.
On 17 July 2014, US-Bangla launched its inaugural flight from Dhaka to Jashore with Dash8-Q400 aircraft. The US-Bangla fleet currently has a total of thirteen aircraft, including four Boeing 737-800, three Dash8-Q400 and six brand new ATR 72-600.
Launched under the slogan "Fly Safe-Fly Fast", US-Bangla Airlines plans to add two more ATR 72-600 aircraft to its fleet by June to bring more domestic flights under a stronger domestic network.
At present, international routes including all domestic routes are operating regular flights to Kolkata, Chennai, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Guangzhou.
