US-Bangla adds two Boeing 737s to its fleet

US-Bangla Airlines will start flying on three new routes -- Dhaka to Colombo, Sharjah and Delhi -- with two Boeing 737-800 aircraft that were added to its fleet on Friday.

Besides, US-Bangla now officially operates the country's largest private fleet with 16 aircraft, according to a press release from the company issued yesterday.

The two planes touched down at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11:00pm and 11:30pm on Friday after flying in directly from Jordan.

Captain Lutfor Rahman, director for business development of US-Bangla, received the two airplanes, each equipped with 189 economy class seats.

US-Bangla plans to add an Airbus 330-200/300 aircraft to operate flights from Dhaka to Jeddah, Riyadh and Medina from June next year.