Best Aviation plans Boeing service from Dec 16

FE Team | Published: October 22, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon
Local private airlines operator Best Aviation Limited, for the first time, plans to fly Boeing passenger aircraft to commercially important regional destinations.
Besides, it will also introduce the Boeing service on its Dhaka-Chittagong route twice a day.
The airlines, launched its operation in 1999 to carry cargo to different destinations, expects to introduce the passenger Boeing service from December 16.
"Initially, we are going to procure two Boeing 737 aircraft from Indonesia and each will have 118 economy seats. We will receive the aircraft sometime in the first week of November this year," said M Haider Uzzaman, Chairman of the Best Aviation Limited.
The Best Aviation is a joint venture with Al Aqeelah Group of Kuwait.
Sources said the operator will fly to five domestic and overseas destinations.
The Boeings will fly between Dhaka and Chittagong, Dhaka and Kolkata, Dhaka and Joypur, Dhaka-Bangkok and Dhaka-Kunming
The airlines will establish the first direct flight link between Dhaka and Jaipur as there is a traditional rush for passengers travelling to the Indian city.
Official sources said a large number of passengers go to Jaipur, popularly known as the pink city, mainly to visit Ajmeer Sharif and other tourist sites.
Apart from this, a large number of garment factories is located in the city and buyers frequently travel between Dhaka and Jaipur cities, sources said.
Best Aviation officials said that it has made a deal with China Southern Airlines, one of the largest Chinese private airlines, to felicitate connecting flights for the passengers who want to reach other destinations in China.
"We will be able to carry passengers travelling to at least 60 destinations in China through our deal with the Chinese airline company," the Best Aviation Chairman added.
The Dhaka-Kunming flight will be available seven days a week.
The Best Aviation Chairman hinted that the fares of his airlines would be comparatively cheaper.