US-Bangla Airlines, one of the country's private carriers, has resumed regular flight operations across all Middle East routes as the regional situation improves, restoring connectivity for Bangladeshi expatriates after disruptions caused by recent conflict, reports BSS.
The airline is now operating scheduled flights to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Doha, Riyadh and Jeddah, said a press release issued by the airlines on Wednesday.
Flights on the Dhaka-Doha route resumes today (April 23), with daily departures from Dhaka at 7:30 pm and return flights leaving Doha at 11:30 pm (local time) on the same day.
US-Bangla operates direct flights from Dhaka to Muscat, while return services from Muscat land in Dhaka via Chattogram. Flights to Dubai operate daily via Chattogram.
The airline operates six weekly flights to Abu Dhabi, excluding Thursday, and four weekly flights to Sharjah.
In Saudi Arabia, flights to Riyadh operate five days a week - Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday - while services to Jeddah run three days a week - Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Most Middle East routes are operated using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, while services to Riyadh and Jeddah are operated with Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
US-Bangla currently has a fleet of 25 aircraft, including three Airbus A330-300s and nine Boeing 737-800s.
The airline also plans to expand its Middle East network with the launch of flights to Madinah and Dammam in the near future, said the release.
