US-Bangla Airlines Ltd, a new private airlines company, launched domestic flights operations on Rajshahi-Dhaka-Rajshahi domestic routes yesterday formally.
The first flight took off from Shahmukhdum Airport in Rajshahi around 4.30 pm.
Starting from Dhaka, the airline will initially operate three weekly flights-Saturday, Monday and Wednesday on the routes.
Earlier, national flag-carrier Bangladesh Biman re-launched three weekly flights -- Friday, Sunday and Tuesday on the routes on April 7 after a lapse of long eight years.
The new airlines launched business to tap growing air traffic on local routes as the number of passengers is growing steadily over the past years and tourism is increasingly becoming popular among middle income people.
Badal Kumar Roy, Station-in-Charge of US-Bangla Airline, said the airlines arranged special transports.
