List of airlines of Bangladesh

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	Shahjalal International Airport
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)
Bismillah Airlines		BH	BML	Bismillah Air	Shahjalal International Airport
Easy Fly Express		8E	EFX	EASY EXPRESS	Shahjalal International Airport
NXT AIR				NXTAIR	Shahjalal International Airport
SkyAir		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

References

1. Report, Star Digital (2024-03-24). "Fly Dhaka set to become country's newest private airline: CEO". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
2. "US-Bangla adds Airbus A330-300, another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet". The Business Standard. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
3. Astra, Airways Ltd (16 November 2022). "Air Astra to start flights from Nov 24". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
4. "About Us | AIR ASTRA". airastra.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
5. Manthei, Emily. "List of Airlines in Bangladesh". USA Today. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
6. "Fly Dhaka to take off by November". The Business Standard. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
7. Saha, Suman (8 January 2013). "Novoair to debut flights on domestic routes tomorrow". Malaysia Star. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
8. "NovoAir sells two ATR-72 aircraft amid dwindling domestic passengers". The Business Standard. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
9. Rashid, Atikur (23 June 2014). "US Bangla to start flying in June". US-Bangla Airlines. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 23 Jul 2014.
10. "US-Bangla adds Airbus A330-300, another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet". The Business Standard. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-24.