Sunday 3 April 2016

Regent Airways flies to Muscat on 7 April 2016

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                   / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals



Regent Airways, currently the second international airline of Bangladesh after Biman Bangladesh Airlines since GMG Airlines and United Airways or UBD in short have closed down operations, is launching inaugural scheduled flight to Muscat, capital city of Oman, on 7 April 2016. The flight departs from Dhaka via Chittagong, Bangladesh's deep sea port.


On 7 April 2016, Regent flight RX0723 departs from Dhaka at 7.15 pm, transits in Chittagong at 8 pm before leaving Chittagong at 8.30 pm and touching down in Muscat at 11.45 pm. Flights departing for Muscat take place on Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays.

On 8 April 2016, flight RX0724 departs from Muscat at 12.45 am, transits in Chittagong at 7.30 am before leaving Chittagong at 8 am and arriving in Dhaka at 8.45 am. Flights from Muscat leave for Chittagong and Dhaka on Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays.

Flights are operated using Regent Airways' first B737-800 aircraft.


Regent Airways celebrates five years of international flight operations on 10 November 2015. It is incorporated as HG Aviation Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Habib Group, the Chittagong-based conglomerate engaged in a diverse portfolio of business endeavours. 

Regent Airways operates international flights to Kolkata, Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and domestic flights to Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh's tourism capital, with an aging fleet of 2 B737-700 narrow-bodies. 

Besides Muscat, Regent Airways plans to expand its route network to include Kathmandu, Chennai, Colombo, Male via Chennai and Colombo, launch direct routes to Paro, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah and an indirect long-haul route to Seoul-Incheon via Suvarnabhumi over the next five years. 

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