US-Bangla to resume flights on Dhaka-KL route on Aug 16
US-Bangla Airlines is going to resume flights on the Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka route from August 16 after five months of suspension due to COVID-19.
US-Bangla Airlines decided to resume flights on the route two days a week by following all health and travel guidelines from the governments of Bangladesh and Malaysia, the company said in a press release on Wednesday.
Its flights will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:50am on Thursday and Sunday for Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The return flights will leave Kuala Lumpur at 3:50pm (local time) on the same day.
Flights will be operated on the Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka route with 164-seater Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the company said.
US-Bangla Airlines has 13 aircraft, including six brand new ATR 72-600, three Dash 8-Q400 and four Boeing 737-800.
The airlines currently operates one international flight a week from Dhaka to Guangzhou.
In addition, US-Bangla Airlines is operating special flights to facilitate stranded passengers and transport cargo to various destinations around the world during the pandemic.
US-Bangla Airlines has operated special flights to Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Lahore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Muscat and Paris, France, for the convenience of stranded passengers.
News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net
