United Airways (BD) Ltd has strengthened its fleet by adding two aircraft last week to cement its foothold on domestic and international aviation market.
The size of the airline’s fleet has now been raised to six from four.
“The measures we’ve taken are aimed at expanding our network as well as ensuring cost-effectiveness,” said Captain Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury, United’s chairman and managing director, in a statement.
The newly collected A310-300 aircraft accommodates 18 business class and 183 economy class seats, while ATR-72 has 4 business class and 67 economy seats.
The airline claimed that both the aircraft have new lighter, more comfortable seats and larger overhead baggage bins. Airbus 310 is fully equipped with in-flight entertainment system.
“Dealing with this type of aircraft results in simplified and efficient operations. Such operations mean the quickest and most cost-effective services possible and savings are passed on to our customers in the form of competitive fares,” said Choudhury.
The three-year old carrier says it wants to use A310-300 for flights on Dhaka-Dubai-London-Dubai-Sylhet and Dhaka-Jeddah-Dhaka. The ATR-72 will be used for domestic and regional routes.
The airlines now operates flights to domestic destinations such as Chittagong, Cox’s bazar, Sylhet and Jessore. It also flies on various international destinations including Kolkata, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu.
