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US Bangla Airlines

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BS
  
UBG

Commenced operations
  
17 July 2014

Company slogan
  
Fly Fast - Fly Safe

Founded
  
2013

Key person
  
Abdullah al Mamun

UBG
  
BANGLA STAR

Destinations
  
13

Headquarters
  
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Fleet size
  
6 (March 2017)


Hubs
  
Shahjalal International Airport

Hub
  
Shahjalal International Airport

US-Bangla Airlines is a privately owned Bangladeshi airline headquartered in Dhaka and based at Shahjalal International Airport.

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History

US-Bangla Airlines commenced operations with domestic flights on 17 July 2014. It is a subsidiary of US-Bangla Group, a United States-Bangladesh joint venture company. Initially, the airline launched two domestic destinations, Chittagong and Jessore from its hub in Dhaka. Flights to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka were launched in August. In October, the airline launched flights to Saidpur.

In July 2016, the airline announced plans to phase in its first two Boeing 737-800 aircraft in September of the same year, and to subsequently launch new international routes, for example to Singapore and Dubai by the end of 2016.

Destinations

As of February 2017, US-Bangla Airlines serves the following domestic and international destinations:

Bangladesh
  • Dhaka – Shahjalal International Airport [Hub]
  • Chittagong – Shah Amanat International Airport
  • Jessore – Jessore Airport
  • Cox's Bazar – Cox's Bazar Airport
  • Saidpur - Saidpur Airport
  • Sylhet – Osmani International Airport
  • Rajshahi – Shah Makhdum Airport
  • Barisal – Barisal Airport
  • India
  • Kolkata – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
  • Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur International Airport
  • Nepal
  • Kathmandu – Tribhuvan International Airport
  • Oman
  • Muscat – Muscat International Airport
  • Singapore
  • Singapore Changi Airport
  • Fleet

    As of February 2017, US-Bangla Airlines operates the following aircraft:

    Accidents and incidents

  • On 4 September 2015, one of the airline's Bombardier Dash 8 Q-402s skidded off the runway at Saidpur Airport upon landing on a domestic flight. There were no personal injuries reported.
  • References

    US-Bangla Airlines Wikipedia