File photo of a US-Bangla Airlines plane CollectedThe airlines will operate flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi from the beginning of 2021Private airline US Bangla Airlines has announced plans to start flights to four new international destinations – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Colombo, and Male. He said the airlines will operate flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi from the beginning of 2021, and later add flights to Colombo, the capital of Srilanka, and Male, Maldives. US-Bangla Airlines owns 13 aircrafts in its fleet out of which four are Boeing 737-800, six are brand new ATR 72-600, and three are DASH 8-Q400. “It will take two more years for US-Bangla Airlines to recover from the financial losses it has suffered due to the pandemic,” he responded to a query. In May, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) proposed full wavier for of aeronautical charge for domestic and 50% for international airlines.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2020 03:29 UTC