The airline was expected to commence its operation in January 2022.[6] However, the dates were pushed forward further into 2022 and after acquiring their Air operator's certificate the airline was cleared to commence its operations.[7] Air Astra, the first private airline to be introduced in Bangladesh since 2013, started its commercial operation on 24 November 2022, with Dhaka as its hub. The airline inaugurated its operation with three weekly flights on Dhaka–Cox's Bazar–Dhaka route and two weekly flight on Dhaka-Chittagong–Dhaka route.[8][9] On 23 February 2023, the new airline launched Dhaka - Sylhet flight for first time.[10][11] Air Astra expected to launch flights on all domestic routes in phases.[12]
Corporate Affairsedit
The airline has its corporate headquarter at Siam Tower in Uttara, Dhaka–1230 and it has its registered office at Banani, Dhaka–1213.
An ATR 72-600 fleet of Air Astra with the registration number S2-STB.
The airline started its commercial operation with two ATR 72-600 and later on January 18, Air Astra received another ATR 72-600 aircraft. The airline had planned to increase its total number of fleet to 10 aircraft by 2023.[13]
As of December 2022, Air Astra's fleet consists of the following aircraft:
astra, privately, owned, bangladeshi, passenger, airline, headquartered, dhaka, based, hazrat, shahjalal, international, airport, under, astra, airways, limited, iata, icao, callsign2a, capellafounded2021, years, 2021, commenced, operations24, november, 2022, . Air Astra is a privately owned Bangladeshi passenger airline headquartered in Dhaka and based at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport under Astra Airways Limited 5 4 Air AstraIATA ICAO Callsign2A AWA CapellaFounded2021 3 years ago 2021 Commenced operations24 November 2022 16 months ago 2022 11 24 1 HubsHazrat Shahjalal International AirportFleet size3 2 Destinations3Parent companyAstra Airways LimitedHeadquartersUttara Dhaka Bangladesh 3 Key peopleImran Asif CEO 4 Websitewww wbr airastra wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Corporate Affairs 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 5 Future Destinations 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe airline was expected to commence its operation in January 2022 6 However the dates were pushed forward further into 2022 and after acquiring their Air operator s certificate the airline was cleared to commence its operations 7 Air Astra the first private airline to be introduced in Bangladesh since 2013 started its commercial operation on 24 November 2022 with Dhaka as its hub The airline inaugurated its operation with three weekly flights on Dhaka Cox s Bazar Dhaka route and two weekly flight on Dhaka Chittagong Dhaka route 8 9 On 23 February 2023 the new airline launched Dhaka Sylhet flight for first time 10 11 Air Astra expected to launch flights on all domestic routes in phases 12 Corporate Affairs editThe airline has its corporate headquarter at Siam Tower in Uttara Dhaka 1230 and it has its registered office at Banani Dhaka 1213 Destinations edit nbsp An Air Astra ATR 72 600 At Shah Amanat International AirportCountry City Airport Notes Refs nbsp Bangladesh Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport 12 Cox s Bazar Cox s Bazar Airport 12 Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport Hub Jashore Jashore Airport Coming soon Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Airport Coming soon Saidpur Saidpur Airport Sylhet Osmani International Airport 11 Fleet edit nbsp An ATR 72 600 fleet of Air Astra with the registration number S2 STB The airline started its commercial operation with two ATR 72 600 and later on January 18 Air Astra received another ATR 72 600 aircraft The airline had planned to increase its total number of fleet to 10 aircraft by 2023 13 As of December 2022 Air Astra s fleet consists of the following aircraft Air Astra Fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesB E TotalATR 72 600 3 7 72 72Total 3 7Future Destinations editFlights from Pokhara Nepal four times a week from Dhaka Bangladesh 14 See also editList of airlines of Bangladesh Transport in BangladeshReferences edit Air Astra kicks off domestic flights today The Business Standard 24 November 2022 Retrieved 9 December 2022 Our Aircraft Air Astra airastra com Retrieved 9 December 2022 Contact Us Air Astra Air Astra Retrieved 9 December 2022 a b New commercial airline Air Astra to launch Bangladesh flights on Nov 24 bdnews24 com Retrieved 9 December 2022 About Us Air Astra airastra com Air Astra Retrieved 9 December 2022 Air Astra newest Bangladeshi airline set to take the skies in Jan 2022 The Daily Star 5 September 2021 Air Astra receives approval for commercial operations The Business Standard 3 November 2022 Air Astra to launch first flight Nov 24 The Daily Star 15 November 2022 Retrieved 9 December 2022 Doran Michael 29 November 2022 Bangladesh Startup Air Astra is Up And Running On Domestic Routes Simple Flying Retrieved 9 December 2022 Pratidin Bangladesh 7 December 2022 স ল ট ঢ ক ফ ল ইট চ ল করল এয র অ য স ট র ব ল দ শ প রত দ ন in Bengali Retrieved 23 January 2023 a b BonikBarta ঢ ক স ল ট র ট ফ ল ইট চ ল করল এয র অ য স ট র ঢ ক স ল ট র ট ফ ল ইট চ ল করল এয র অ য স ট র Retrieved 23 January 2023 a b c Air Astra takes off with Dhaka Cox s Bazar trip The Daily Star 24 November 2022 Retrieved 9 December 2022 New airline Air Astra to launch flights in November 2022 AeroTime aerotime aero 16 November 2022 Retrieved 9 December 2022 https www ch aviation com news 138678 bangladeshs air astra eyes intl flightsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air Astra Official websitePortals nbsp Bangladesh nbsp Aviation nbsp Companies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air Astra amp oldid 1217102776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
