The 9th ATR 72-600 has been added to the US-Bangla fleet, one of the largest private airlines in Bangladesh. The aircraft landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 7 pm on Sunday. The aircraft was officially received by US-Bangla Chief Executive Officer Captain Lutfar Rahman.
US-Bangla Airlines has a total of 20 aircraft including the newly added ATR 72-600. Among them, 8 Boeing 737-800, 9 ATR 72-600 and three Dash8-Q400 aircraft. On July 17, 2014, starting with two Dash 8-Q400 US-Bangla enriched the fleet with 20 aircraft. There are plans to add six wide-body aircraft to the US-Bangla fleet this year.
The new ATR 72-600 aircraft landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Blagnac Airport in France via Cairo in Egypt to Muscat in Oman at 7 pm. The ATR 72-600 aircraft has a total of 72 seats. With which flights will be operated on various domestic routes and Kolkata as part of future plans.
US-Bangla Airlines currently operates regular flights on all domestic routes including international routes to Kolkata, Chennai, Male, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Guangzhou.
The newly added aircraft was officially received by senior officials of US-Bangla Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. While receiving the aircraft, prayers were offered for the well-being of the country's aviation, including US-Bangla Airlines.