Air Astra is a privately owned Bangladeshi passenger airline headquartered in Dhaka. Operated under Astra Airways Limited, the airline is based at Shahjalal International Airport. Initially expected to start operations in January 2022, it was delayed and finally commenced on November 24, 2022, making it the first private airline introduced in Bangladesh since 2013.
Destinations
The airline began operations with weekly flights on Dhaka–Cox’s Bazar–Dhaka and Dhaka-Chittagong–Dhaka routes. It also added a Dhaka-Sylhet route in February 2023. Air Astra has plans to progressively launch flights on all domestic routes.
Fleet
Air Astra initiated operations with two ATR 72-600 aircraft and added another one to its fleet in January 2023. It plans to expand its fleet to 10 aircraft by the end of 2023.
Contacts
- IATA: 2A
- ICAO: AWA
Official site: airastra.com
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