United Airways to resume Dhaka-Bangkok flights
United Airways, the country's lone private airline that operates international flights, will resume its flights on Dhaka-Bangkok route on August 12.
The flights were suspended a year ago due to a low passenger flow to Bangkok after devastating floods in Thailand.
The one way special fare for the route starts from Tk 13,613 while a return ticket will cost Tk 21,861, inclusive of all taxes, said Mohammad Kamrul Islam, assistant gene-ral manager of the airline.
The airline is restarting the flights for leisure, medical and business travellers of both the countries, he said, adding that there will be two flights on Sundays and Thursdays.
United Airways, the first publicly listed aviation company of Bangladesh, will use MD-83 aircraft, which is a safe and speedy aeroplane with comfortable seats, Islam said.
At present, United operates flights on international routes from Dhaka to Jeddah, Dubai, Muscat, Kuala Lumpur, Kathmandu and Kolkata, and also from Chittagong to Muscat and Kolkata. It also operates flights to all major domestic destinations from Dhaka.
The airline is set to add four Jetstream aircraft to its existing fleet of nine -- two DASH 8-100, two ATR-72, three MD-83 and two Airbus-310 -- by September to expand its domestic routes.
“We plan to launch passenger flights to Barisal from next month. We also have plans to fly to Karachi, Doha and Yangon by the yearend,” said Islam.
The company's authorised capital is Tk 1,000 crore, while paid-up capital is Tk 441 crore, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange data. Each United Airways share traded between Tk 14.40 and Tk 15 on Thursday before closing at Tk 14.50 on the DSE.
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