List of airlines of Bangladesh explained

Bangladesh has seen a total of 12 Bangladeshi private airlines in the past 25 years.^[1] US-Bangla is the largest airline in Bangladesh by fleet size while Biman Bangladesh is the national flag carrier.^[2] This is a list of airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

Scheduled airlines

Airline	Image	Fleet size	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub airport(s)
Air Astra^[3]		4^[4]	2A	AWA	CAPELLA	Shahjalal International Airport
Biman Bangladesh Airlines^[5]		21	BG	BBC	BANGLADESH	Shahjalal International Airport Shah Amanat International Airport Osmani International Airport
Fly Dhaka Airlines^[6]						Shahjalal International Airport
Novoair^[7]		5^[8]	VQ	NVQ	NOVOAIR	Shahjalal International Airport
US-Bangla Airlines^[9]		24^[10]	BS	UBG	BANGLASTAR	Shah Amanat International Airport Cox's Bazar Airport Shahjalal International Airport

Charter airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub airport(s)
R&R Aviation		-	-	RNR Aviation	Shahjalal International Airport
Arirang Aviation Limited		-	MGP	MAGPIE	Shahjalal International Airport
South Asian Airlines		-	BDS	SOUTH ASIAN	Shahjalal International Airport
BRB Air Limited		-	-	BRB AIR	Shahjalal International Airport
Beximco Aviation Limited		-	-	BEXAL	Shahjalal International Airport
Square Air Limited		-	-	square air
Bashundhara Airways		-	-	BASHUNDHARA AIR	Shahjalal International Airport
Impress Aviation Limited		-	-	Impress Aviation	Shahjalal International Airport
Meghna Aviation Limited		-	-	Meghna Aviation	Shahjalal International Airport
Bangla International Airlines Limited		-	-	BIAL	Shahjalal International Airport
BCL Aviation Limited		-	-	BCL Aviation	Shahjalal International Airport

Cargo airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub airport(s)
		BH	BML	Bismillah Air	Shahjalal International Airport
		8E	EFX	EASY EXPRESS	Shahjalal International Airport
		-	-	NXTAIR	Shahjalal International Airport
		S8	AHW	Sky Capital	Shahjalal International Airport
Hello Airlines	-	-	-	-	-

See also

• List of airlines
• List of defunct airlines of Bangladesh
• List of defunct airlines of Asia
• List of airports in Bangladesh
• Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report . Star Digital . 2024-03-24 . Fly Dhaka set to become country’s newest private airline: CEO . 2024-03-24 . . en.
2. Web site: 2024-02-09 . US-Bangla adds Airbus A330-300, another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet . 2024-03-24 . . en.
3. News: Astra . Airways Ltd . Air Astra to start flights from Nov 24 . 31 March 2022 . . 16 November 2022 . en.
4. Web site: About Us AIR ASTRA . 2024-03-24 . airastra.com.
5. News: List of Airlines in Bangladesh. Manthei. Emily. USA Today. 31 January 2013.
6. Web site: 2024-03-24 . Fly Dhaka to take off by November . 2024-03-26 . . en.
7. News: Novoair to debut flights on domestic routes tomorrow. Saha. Suman. 8 January 2013. Malaysia Star. 31 January 2013.
8. Web site: 2024-01-30 . NovoAir sells two ATR-72 aircraft amid dwindling domestic passengers . 2024-03-24 . . en.
9. News: US Bangla to start flying in June. Rashid. Atikur. 23 June 2014. US-Bangla Airlines. 23 Jul 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524013413/http://www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/91879.html. 24 May 2014.
10. Web site: 2024-02-09 . US-Bangla adds Airbus A330-300, another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet . 2024-03-24 . . en.