Dhaka: Private carrier US-Bangla Airlines will receive a brand new ATR 72-600 on March 20, announced the airline today. With this, the total number of aircraft in the airline’s fleet will rise to 14 and it will still remain the largest private carrier in the country.

The new aircraft, which will be the seventh ATR 72-600 of the airline, from the ATR Company, will depart from Francazal Airport in France and, via Greece, UAE, and India, it will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on March 20.

US-Bangla said, with the new aircraft, they will increase operations in the domestic route, according to a press release.

The airline currently has a total of 13 aircraft, including four Boeing 737-800s, three Dash8-Q400s, and six brand new ATR 72-600s.

US-Bangla further plans to add two more ATR 72-600s to fleet by June this year said the airline in a statement.

Currently, the carrier is operating flights to all domestic destinations and Kolkata, Chennai, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Guangzhou.

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