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US-Bangla Airlines is set to launch direct flights to Male – the capital of Maldives – from November 19, which will be its tenth international destination.
It will initially operate flights to this attractive destination in South Asia on every Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday.
The flight will leave Dhaka at 10:45 am every Friday and land at Male at 2:15 pm local time. It will leave Male for Dhaka at 3.15 pm on the same day and land in Dhaka at 8.15 pm at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Besides, it will fly from Dhaka to Male every Sunday at 9.30 am and land at Male at 12.50 pm local time. On the same day, it will take off from Male at 1:55 pm and reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:55 pm.
The minimum fare on the Dhaka-Male route, including all taxes and surcharges, has been set at Tk 29,508 for one-way and Tk 45,545 for return flights.
US-Bangla Airlines’ General Manager of Public Relations Md Kamrul Islam said, “We are going to fulfill the long-standing expectations of Bangladeshi tourists and expatriate Bangladeshis living in Maldives.
“The decision to operate US-Bangla flights as a friendly airline in the Maldives will further strengthen ties between the two countries. It will also make the tourism industry of the two countries more dynamic.”
US-Bangla Airlines plans to operate more flights to various destinations to serve expatriate Bangladeshis, Kamrul added.
The airlines will operate a 164-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft from Dhaka to Male from November 19. The US-Bangla Airlines fleet consists of 14 aircrafts, including four Boeing 737-800s and six brand new ATR 72-600s.
US-Bangla Airlines currently operates flights to Dubai, Muscat and Doha – one of the destinations in the Middle East, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore – inhabited by expatriate Bangladeshis, Chennai in neighboring India and Guangzhou – one of the destinations in China.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, flights to Kolkata and Bangkok have been temporarily suspended because of travel bans. US-Bangla Airlines plans to launch flights to Colombo, Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam soon as part of its future plans.
