US-Bangla completes trial flight of new airbus A330-300
US-Bangla Airlines successfully conducted a trial flight of its new 436-seat large Airbus A330-300 on 31 March.
The flight departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 4:00pm with 210 staff and employees onboard.
It landed at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram and returned to Dhaka within 30 minutes.
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Passengers onboard at both destinations applauded the successful test flight, according to a press release.
The airline plans to operate regular flights on routes such as Dhaka-Dubai and Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur using the Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
They also intend to introduce flights to the Dhaka-Jeddah route as soon as possible.
The addition of the Airbus A330-300 marks the 23rd aircraft in the US-Bangla fleet. Now the private airline operates with one Airbus A330-300, nine Boeing 737-800, 10 ATR 72-600, and three Dash 8-Q400 aircraft.
There are further plans to expand the fleet with another Airbus A330-300 in the pipeline, reads the press release.
