United Airways to operate international flights
United Airways, a private airliner, spreads its wings with its first international flight on Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka route on September 24.
United Airways Chairman and Managing Director Capt Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury made the announcement at a press conference at Sonargaon Hotel Thursday.
He said the return fare for the Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka route is Tk 13,314 (inclusive all taxes) while the one-way ticket is Tk 7,009.
Tasbirul said United Airways would operate flights on the Dhaka-Kolkata route seven days a week.
“We've planned to operate flights on Chittagong-Kolkata and Dhaka-Kathmundu routes,” Tasbirul told reporters.
The airliner is now using two Canadian origin Das-8-100 aircraft on different routes, but is planning to include two more Dash-8-300 and six big jets for its international operations within the next five years.
Apart from Kolkata, the company also has a plan to expand its operation to other regions of India like Mumbai, Chennai and Guwahati, Tasbirul said.
“We're also planning to expand our operations to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Bahrain and Dubai by July 2009,” he said.
Responding to questions, Tasbirul said the number of domestic passengers did not decline with even after the airliner has increased its passenger tariff following the jet fuel price hike.
“For example, we carried a record number of passengers on the Dhaka-Chittagong route last month,” he said.
Currently, United Airways is operating flights on the Dhaka-Chittagong, Dhaka-Jessore, Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Cox's Bazar routes.
“Shortly, we'll operate flights on the Dhaka-Barisal and Dhaka-Syedpur routes too,” Tasbirul told reporters.
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