US -Bangla Airlines will operate international flights very shortly and the Dhaka-Kathmandu route will be opened from May next.
UBA is also carrying 60 percent passengers within the country from Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport. Managing Director of USA Abdullah Al Mamun disclosed it at the colourful Recognition Carnival of UBA arranged at Foy’s Lake Seaworld in Chittagong on Friday.
He also disclosed that in every hour, one domestic flights leaving from Dhaka Airport towards destinations. He also hoped to introduce more one flight in between Dhaka-Chittagong route very shortly. UBA sources said owners and officials of Chittagong & Sylhet based travel agents attended the carnival among others.
The UBA chief told that at present 7 flights are being operated between Dhaka and Chittagong and the management is also thinking to introduce more one flight within the time from 11 am to 3 pm to ease the traveling of the passengers as demanded.
He said at present UBA is operating flights with Dash-8-Q400 aircraft having 76 seats and now operating flights from Dhaka to Chittagong, sylhet, Coxsbazar, Jessore, Syedpur, Rajshahai and Barisal. Mr. Mamun also told that UBA is the only airlines of Bangladesh who attained ISO certificate and enlisted with New York City Division of Corporation authority.
On average, UBA is carrying about2,200 domestic passengers daily and hoped for achieving top ranking airlines of the country as well as internationally, he added.
