Fleet expansion with 21 new aircraft by 2027; eyes set on Europe and US routes
US-Bangla to Resume Kathmandu Flights in Sept After Long Hiatus
- The airline has recently stepped into its 13th year of operations after successfully completing 12 years
- Expansion blueprints include flights to London and Rome by 2028, and New York, Toronto, and Sydney by 2030
- US-Bangla bagged the 'Best Domestic Airlines' award in 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
US-Bangla Airlines is set to resume flights on the Kathmandu, Nepal route this coming September, following a prolonged suspension after the tragic accident in 2018. Concurrently, the organization revealed its strategic vision to add 21 more aircraft to its fleet by 2027 and expand its footprints across international routes.
Abdullah Al Mamun, Managing Director (MD) of US-Bangla Airlines, disclosed the information during a press conference held at a hotel in Cox's Bazar on July 19, Sunday. He stated that flight operations to the Kathmandu route, which remained suspended since the 2018 mishap, will commence once again in September.
It was detailed during the press brief that US-Bangla Airlines has stepped into its 13th year after successfully completing 12 years of service. Initiating its journey on July 17, 2014, on the Dhaka-Jessore route with a single Dash-8 Q400 aircraft, the carrier currently operates regular flights to 20 domestic and international destinations with a fleet of 25 aircraft. The current fleet comprises a total of 25 aircraft, including three Airbus A330-300s and nine Boeing 737-800s. US-Bangla claimed to have maintained a record of over 90 percent on-time flight operations since its inception. Currently, the airline operates domestic flights from Dhaka to Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet, Saidpur, and Rajshahi, alongside international flights to Kolkata, Chennai, Male, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, and Guangzhou.
The company further stated that it plans to add 15 Boeing 737-8 and six Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft to its fleet by 2027. During the same timeline, goals have been established to launch new routes to Kuwait, Bahrain, Medina, Dammam, Colombo, Johor Bahru, Penang, and Hong Kong. Furthermore, plans were disclosed to operate flights to London, Rome, and various European cities by 2028, and to New York, Toronto, and Sydney by 2030. It was also highlighted at the press conference that the airline won the 'Best Domestic Airlines' accolade in 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 in recognition of its contributions to the domestic aviation sector.
//DBTech/CNI/NN//
