US-Bangla to operate flights on three new domestic routes

Local aeroplane company US-Bangla Airlines is going to launch flights on three new domestic routes -- Jashore-Chattogram, Syedpur-Chattogram and Jashore-Cox's Bazar – soon aiming to provide air services to a wider range of passengers.

The company will operate its inaugural flights on Syedpur to the port city on September 30 and from Jashore to Cox's Bazar on October 1 this year.

Initially, there will be three flights every week - Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday – on the Jashore-Chattogram route. The flights will take off at 9.15 am from Jashore and will return from the port city on the same day with its departure at 5.10 pm.

The airlines will also operate three flights to the same destination from Syedpur airport, the only airport connecting in the northern part of the country by airspace, said the release.

The flights will take off at 10.45 am from Syedpur and will return from the port city on the same day with its departure at 12.35 pm.

Meanwhile, three flights - Saturday, Monday and Friday - will operate on the Jashore-Cox's Bazar route starting from Jashore at 1.45 pm and departing from Cox's Bazar at 3.25 pm.

The minimum fare for one way from Jashore to Chattogram including all kinds of taxes and surcharges is Tk 6,000 and the return fare is Tk12,000. For one way from Jashore to Cox's Bazar is Tk 6,500 and the return fare is Tk13,000.

On the other hand, the minimum fare from Syedpur to Chattogram (one way) is Tk 6,200 and the return fare is Tk12,400.

The US-Bangla Airlines fleet consists of 14 aircraft, including four Boeing 737-800s, seven brand new ATR 72-600s and three Dash 8-Q400s.