Dhaka : US-Bangla Airlines, the largest private airline of the country, will operate two flights daily on Dhaka-Kolkata route from August 4 due to the increase in passengers, said a press release by the airline.
US-Bangla is currently operating one daily flight from Dhaka to Kolkata which takes off at 10:00 am and again comes back at 12:55 pm.
The new second flight will depart Dhaka for Kolkata at 6:30 pm every day from August 4 and depart from Kolkata to Dhaka at 7:35 pm IST.
The airline will operate Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the route. US-Bangla has a total of 16 aircraft including six Boeing 737-800 to its fleet.
Along with the existing route, the airline plans to operate new flights on Chattogram-Kolkata and Dhaka-Delhi routes in the days ahead.