US-Bangla Airlines to operate flights to Dubai from February 1
US-Bangla Airlines is going to start operating flights to Dubai from February 1, next year.
Initially, the private airline will operate seven flights a week from Dhaka to Dubai, it said in a press release.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. US-Bangla Airlines plans to operate flights to various destinations in the Middle East, especially for expatriate Bangladeshis.
Apart from tourists, there are more than one million expatriate Bangladeshis in different cities of UAE including Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
US-Bangla Airlines currently operates flights to Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Kolkata, Chennai and Guangzhou.
The airline also plans to start flights to Male and Colombo early next year.
US-Bangla Airlines has a total of 13 aircrafts in its fleet, including 4 Boeing 737-800, 6 brand new ATR 72-600. There are plans to add four more new aircraft to the fleet soon.