DHAKA, Jan 8, 2020 (BSS) – Regent Airways, one of the country’s private
airlines, today declared that it would add four more Boeing 737-800 aircraft
to its fleet this year as part of its vision 2020 to further strengthen its
position in the local aviation sector.
The airlines has planned to expand its destinations to Guangzhou, Dubai and
Abu Dhabi, resume operation to Bangkok and Kathmandu and increase flight
frequencies on existing routes with its expanded fleet.
This was revealed today at a press conference addressed by CEO of the
airlines Imran Asif at a city hotel where he shared this year’s plans of the
airlines that entered into its 10th year operations on November 10 last year.
Asif said they are expecting to get first two Boeing 737-800 aircraft in
March and April and other two same modelled plane in September and October
this year.
“As we embark into the year 2020 to complete the first decade of
operations, we have a clear 2020 vision ahead of us – to be safe and
dependable as we have always been, and be the most preferred airline of
Bangladesh,” he said.
Talking about the safety issues, Asif said, “It remains the top priority
for us and we under no conditions is going to compromise with it. Whenever we
apprehended any risk in terms of safety and reliability, we have never
hesitated to ground our aircraft for necessary maintenance.”
The airlines recently discontinued its Bangkok route and decrease
frequencies to other destinations as two out of its four Boeing 737 aircraft
were grounded unexpectedly due to technical ground.
Regent Airways presently operates to Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar in the
domestic and Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Muscat and Doha in the
international sector.
Regent Airways Chief Commercial Officer Hanif Zakaria and Sales & Marketing
Director Sohail Majid also spoke at the briefing.