US-Bangla to fly to Kuala Lumpur from March

Private carrier US-Bangla Airlines is set to spread its wings to its fourth international destination -- Kuala Lumpur -- from March 1.

The airline will operate five weekly flights from Dhaka to Kula Lumpur with a 164-seater Boeing 737-800 aircraft, according to a statement.

It will fly from Dhaka at 8:00pm every day, except Friday and Saturday, and will arrive in Kula Lumpur at 2:00am (local time).

The flight will start from Kula Lumpur at 3:00am (local time) every day, except Saturday and Sunday, and arrive in Dhaka at 5:00am.

The return fare, including taxes and surcharges, will start from Tk 25,120. A one-way ticket will cost Tk 18,122.

US-Bangla now operates on Dhaka-Kathmandu, Dhaka-Kolkata and Dhaka-Muscat routes. The airline also plans to expand international flights to Singapore, Bangkok, Doha and Guangzhou this year.

At present, it has two Boeing 737-800 and three Dash-8Q400 aircraft in its fleet. US-Bangla, which started its journey in July 2014, also plans to add another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet in February.

On the domestic front, US-Bangla flies to Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet, Saidpur, Rajshahi and Barisal.