US-Bangla Airlines, one of the private airlines of Bangladesh, is going to operate flights to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from August.
Jeddah is the main gateway to Mecca, the holiest city for the Muslim Ummah, said a press release issued on Sunday.
US-Bangla Airlines decided to operate flights on Dhaka-Jeddah route with an aim of providing better passenger services to expatriate and working Bangladeshis and to strengthen friendly relations with the brotherly nation Saudi Arabia.
The aircraft plans to start flights on the Dhaka-Jeddah route every day of the week.
Currently US-Bangla Airlines has a total of 24 aircraft including two Airbus 330-300 in its fleet.
Currently US-Bangla Airlines operates flights to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Doha, Male, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Chennai and Kolkata routes in addition to all domestic routes.
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