Air Astra

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Air Astra
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
2A AWA Capella
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Commenced operations24 November 2022; 16 months ago (2022-11-24)
CEO)[4]
Websitewww.airastra.com

Air Astra is a privately owned

passenger airline headquartered in Dhaka and based at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport under Astra Airways Limited.[5][4]

History

The airline was expected to commence its operation in January 2022.

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

The airline has its corporate headquarter at Siam Tower in Uttara, Dhaka–1230 and it has its registered office at Banani, Dhaka–1213.

Destinations

ATR 72-600 At Shah Amanat International Airport
Country City Airport Notes Refs
 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

ATR 72-600
fleet of Air Astra with the registration number S2-STB.

The airline started its commercial operation with two

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 Notes
B E Total
ATR 72-600
 3 7 – 70 70
Total 3 7

Future Destinations

Flights from Pokhara, Nepal four times a week from Dhaka, Bangladesh[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Air Astra kicks off domestic flights today". The Business Standard. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Our Aircraft | Air Astra". airastra.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Contact Us | Air Astra". Air Astra. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "New commercial airline Air Astra to launch Bangladesh flights on Nov 24". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. ^ "About Us | Air Astra". airastra.com. Air Astra. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Air Astra, newest Bangladeshi airline, set to take the skies in Jan 2022". The Daily Star. 5 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Air Astra receives approval for commercial operations". The Business Standard. 3 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Air Astra to launch first flight Nov 24". The Daily Star. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  9. ^ Doran, Michael (29 November 2022). "Bangladesh Startup Air Astra is Up And Running On Domestic Routes". Simple Flying. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  10. ^ Pratidin, Bangladesh (7 December 2022). "সিলেট-ঢাকা ফ্লাইট চালু করলো এয়ার অ্যাস্ট্রা". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b BonikBarta. "ঢাকা-সিলেট রুটে ফ্লাইট চালু করল এয়ার অ্যাস্ট্রা". ঢাকা-সিলেট রুটে ফ্লাইট চালু করল এয়ার অ্যাস্ট্রা. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Air Astra takes off with Dhaka-Cox's Bazar trip". The Daily Star. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  13. ^ "New airline Air Astra to launch flights in November 2022 - AeroTime". aerotime.aero. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  14. ^ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/138678-bangladeshs-air-astra-eyes-intl-flights

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