US-Bangla to launch direct flights to Male on Nov 19

Dhaka: US-Bangla Airlines is going to start direct flights from Dhaka to Male, the capital of Maldives, the new and tenth international destination in its network from November 19.

US-Bangla will initially operate three weekly direct flights on Dhaka-Male route every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

The largest private airline of the country will fly from Dhaka to Male every Tuesday at 11:10 am and arrive in Male at 2:35 pm local time while the return flight will take off from Male at 3:35 pm on the same day and arrive in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 8:35 pm.

On Friday, the flight will leave Dhaka at 10:45 am and land at Male at 2:15 pm local time. The return flight will leave Male for Dhaka at 3:15 pm on the same day and will land in Dhaka at 8:15 pm.

Also, US-Bangla will fly from Dhaka to Male every Sunday at 9:30 am and land in Male at 12.50 pm local time. On the same day, the return flight will take off from Male at 1:55 pm and reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 6:55 pm.

The minimum fare on the Dhaka-Male route, including all taxes and surcharges, is BDT 29,508 for one-way and BDT 45,545 for return.

US-Bangla Airlines is going to fulfill the long-standing expectations of Bangladeshi tourists and expatriate Bangladeshis living in Maldives with the launch of direct flights between Bangladesh and Maldives. The move will further strengthen the ties between the two countries while helping to make the tourism industry of both the countries more dynamic.

From November 19, US-Bangla Airlines will operate 164-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft from Dhaka to Male. The US-Bangla Airlines fleet consists of a total of 14 aircraft, including four Boeing 737-800s and six brand new ATR 72-600s.

Currently, US-Bangla Airlines operates flights to Dubai, Muscat, Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Chennai and Guangzhou.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, flights to Kolkata and Bangkok are temporarily suspended following travel bans.

Soon, US-Bangla Airlines plans to launch flights to Colombo, Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.

Apart from international routes, US-Bangla operates flights on all domestic routes in Bangladesh, especially from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar, Chattogram,, Sylhet, Saidpur, Jashore, Rajshahi and Barishal.

Additionally, US-Bangla operates flights from Jashore to Chattogram and Cox's Bazar and from Saidpur to Chattogram.