US-Bangla launches Dhaka-Male flights

US-Bangla Airlines has officially launched flight operations on the Dhaka-Male route.

State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali inaugurated the flight operation as the chief guest at the Domestic Terminal Building of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today.

Shiruzimath Sameer, the high commissioner of the Republic of Maldives in Bangladesh and Air Cdre Sadikur Rahman Chowdhury, member of Civil Aviation Authority Operations and Planning), attended the programme as special guests.

US-Bangla MD Mohammed Abdullah Al Mamun presided over the inaugural programme.

The airlines began operating flights from Dhaka to Male in accordance with the state decision of Bangladesh and the Maldives.

The inaugural flight was conducted with a 164-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Initially, three flights will be operating for Male from Dhaka every week.

The minimum airfare on the route including all taxes and surcharges has been fixed at TK 29,508 for one-way and TK 45,545 including return.