US-Bangla launching flights to Male from November

Dhaka: US-Bangla Airlines has announced to start flights to Male, the capital of Maldives from the third week of November.

The largest private carrier of the country will operate flights on Dhaka-Male-Dhaka route four days a week, said a press release, making it the first Bangladeshi airline to operate flights on the route.

US-Bangla will operate 164-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft from Dhaka to Male.

The airline’s fleet consists of a total of 14 aircraft, including four Boeing 737-800s and seven brand new ATR 72-600s.

Currently, US-Bangla Airlines operates flights to Dubai, Muscat, Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Chennai and Guangzhou.

Flights on the Kolkata and Bangkok routes are temporarily suspended due to travel bans imposed following the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline will soon launch flights to Colombo, Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam, said the press release.

US-Bangla also operates flights on all domestic routes in Bangladesh, from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, Sylhet, Saidpur, Jashore, Rajshahi and Barishal.

From September 30, the airline will also be launching flights from Jashore to Chattogram and Cox's Bazar as well as from Saidpur to Chattogram.