United Airways to operate flights to KL, Kathmandu
United Airways, a private sector airline founded by non-resident Bangladeshis, is going to launch its operation on two new international routes by this month.
The new two routes will be Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur and Dhaka-Kathmandu.
Besides these two routes, the airliner is going to add Dhaka-London route in its list by the end of this year.
“We are ready to start the Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur and Dhaka-Kathmandu routes by this month. On the other hand, we will try to start the Dhaka-London route in November. If we fail to do so then we will start the route by December,” Deputy Manager (Marketing Support and PR) of the United Airways M Kamrul Islam told UNB.
He said the airliner is going to procure another 170-seated MD-83 in this month.
“We will announce the date and time for these two routes after getting that aircraft,” he said.
Kamrul said that the airliner will procure a 250-seated Boeing 767-200 ER by June 2010 to enrich its fleet.
Currently, the United Airways has two Dash-8 and one MD-83 aircrafts, Kamrul said adding the airliner is planning to procure another 50-seated Dash-8-300.
Initially for the Dhaka-London route, the airliner will use Dubai and Istanbul for its route as it will use 170 seated MD-83.
United Airways entered into the international arena on September 24, 2008 by launching its Dhaka-Kolkata flight.
The government recently took a decision to reallocate the frequency of local carriers' flights from Dhaka to London to allow private airlines to enter in this route.
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