United to spread wings further to int'l routes
United Airways is going to spread its wings further on international routes as it yesterday got government permission to operate flights twice a week on Dhaka-London-Dhaka route, the first by a private airline.
It also got permission to operate flights to Jeddah, Dammam and Riyadh of Saudi Arabia.
The company said the civil aviation ministry gave the permission after reviewing the past track record of the airline in operating flights on international routes.
The United Airways, a venture of the non-resident Bangladeshis mainly living in the UK, is expected to start its operating flights on the Dhaka-London-Dhaka route by the year-end and at least to one destination in Saudi Arabia. It is now operating international flights to Kolkata and Dubai.
On July 23, the United Airways launched a direct flight to Dubai. It is operating a flight from Dhaka to Dubai every Thursday and Sunday with its newly procured 155-seat MD-83 aircraft.
Source: The Daily Star:
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