Regent flies to Doha, Dammam from April

Private carrier Regent Airways will start flying to two new international routes—Doha of Qatar and Dammam of Saudi Arabia—from April.

The airline will fly on Dhaka-Doha-Dhaka route for four days in a week and on Dhaka–Dammam-Dhaka route for three days in a week.

The recently included Boeing 737-800 will be used on the two routes, the airline said in a statement yesterday. On the Boeing, there are eight business class seats 159 economic class seats.

Flights on the two routes will help expand the labour market for Bangladeshi workers there, said M Fazle Akber, CEO of Regent Airways.

Regent started flying to the Middle East by introducing flights to Mascot, the capital of Oman, in April last year, he said. The airliner will expand its reach to Kuwait, Bahrain and Jeddah in the current year, he said.

Regent started its journey in November 2010. Its first international flight launched on July 15 in 2013 was destined to Kuala Lumpur.