Dhaka: US-Bangla, one of the leading private airlines of the country, stepped into its 10^th year of successful operations on July 17, 2023.

The airline extended its sincere congratulations and best wishes to all the well-wishers on their 9^th anniversary in a release.

On the occasion of its 9^th anniversary, Md Abdullah Al Mamun, Managing Director, US-Bangla Airlines, said, “In today’s competitive age, we are ready to take on any kind of challenge. There is no alternative to brand new aircraft currently to ensure best customer service. Hence, US-Bangla is constantly adding new aircraft to the fleet for better comfort of the passengers”

The biggest private airline of the country started its commercial operations on July 17, 2014 by flying on Dhaka-Jashore route with Dash 8-Q400 aircraft.

Over the next one year, US-Bangla strengthened air connectivity in Bangladesh by launching flights to all the airports of the country, from Dhaka to Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet, Jashore, Saidpur, Barishal, and Rajshahi.

On May 15, 2016, within two years of the airline’s launch, US-Bangla operated its maiden flight on Dhaka-Kathmandu route and with it, the airline flew into the international skies.

Currently, the airline flies to Kolkata, Chennai, Male, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok and Guangzhou.

In the coming days, US-Bangla Airlines plans to operate flights to Delhi, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Abu Dhabi.

There are also plans to add six wide body aircraft to the US-Bangla fleet by 2023.

Furthermore, US-Bangla is progressing, as part of its plan, to operate flights to several destinations in Europe including London, and Rome by 2024 as well as New York and Toronto by 2025.

It may be mentioned here, US-Bangla ranked 5^th among the South Asian airlines at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023.

Currently, the airline boasts a fleet of 19 aircraft in total, including eight Boeing 737-800s, eight ATR 72-600s and three Dash 8-Q400s.

US-Bangla also holds a record of operating over 90 per cent flights on-time.

At present, the airline has about 2500 staff and 40 sales offices at home and abroad.

Customers can purchase tickets of US-Bangla online through its website or mobile app. For frequent flyers, the airline offers its Skystar programme.

US-Bangla Airlines is going to set up its own MRO in the country soon. Efforts to establish a flying school, and an engineering school, by the airline, to develop skilled manpower in the country, are also underway.

US-Bangla has been the first Bangladeshi airline to operate direct flights to China, India’s Chennai, and Maldives’ Male.

Apart from passenger transport, the airline also carries cargo to various domestic and international destinations.

Since its inception, US-Bangla has been directly involved in the development of sports in the country while contributing to several educational, social and cultural institutions.