US-Bangla Airlines is set to increase its flights to Muscat from Dhaka and Chittagong to cater to the growing passenger traffic on the route.

The airline will operate two more weekly flights starting today in addition to the existing four weekly flights from Dhaka and Chittagong, the private carrier said in a statement.

It will fly from Dhaka at 9:30pm and from Chittagong at 10:45pm every day, except Saturday, and will arrive in Muscat at 2:00am (local time). The flight will start from Muscat at 3:00am every day, except Sunday.

Since the introduction of its flights on the route on November 11 this year, US-Bangla has received tremendous response from passengers, leading the airline to increase the number of flight operations on the route. The return fare on Dhaka-Muscat route, including taxes and surcharges, starts from Tk 38,607 and on Chittagong-Muscat the fare starts from Tk 40,557. A one-way ticket will cost minimum Tk 17,760.

US-Bangla also operates on Dhaka-Kathmandu and Dhaka-Kolkata routes. The airline also plans to expand international flights to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Doha and Guangzhou from early next year. At present, it has two Boeing 737-800 and Dash three Dash-8Q400 aircraft in its fleet. The private carrier, which started its journey in July 2014, also plans to add another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet in January next year.

On the domestic front, US-Bangla flies to Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet, Saidpur, Rajshahi and Barisal.