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Air Astra
IATA ICAO Call sign
2A AWA Capella
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Commenced operations24 November 2022; 23 months ago (2022-11-24)[1]
HubsHazrat Shahjalal International Airport
Fleet size4 [2]
Destinations4
Parent companyAstra Airways Limited
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh[3]
Key peopleImran Asif (CEO)[4]
Websitewww.airastra.com

Air Astra is a privately owned Bangladeshi passenger airline headquartered in Dhaka based at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

History

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The airline was expected to commence its operation in January 2022.[5] However, the dates were pushed forward further into 2022 and after acquiring their air operator's certificate the airline was cleared to commence its operations.[6] Air Astra, the first private airline to be introduced in Bangladesh since 2013, started its commercial operation on 24 November 2022, with Dhaka as its hub. The airline inaugurated its operation with daily three flights on Dhaka–Cox's Bazar–Dhaka route and three daily flights on Dhaka-Chittagong–Dhaka route.[7] On 23 February 2023, the new airline launched Dhaka - Sylhet flight for first time.[8][9] Later on 14 May, 2024 Air Astra launched daily flights between Dhaka - Saidpur - Dhaka. As of November 2022, Air Astra operates 14 flights daily.[10]

Corporate affairs

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The airline has its corporate headquarter at Siaam Tower in Uttara, Dhaka 1230.

Destinations

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Air Astra ATR 72-600 at Shah Amanat International Airport (Chittagong)
Country City Airport Notes Refs
 Bangladesh Chattagram Shah Amanat International Airport – [10]
Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar Airport – [10]
Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport Hub –
Saidpur Saidpur Airport –
Sylhet Osmani International Airport – [9]
Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Airport Coming soon –
Jashore Jashore Airport Coming soon –
Nepal Pokhara Pokhara International Airport Coming Soon

Fleet

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

The airline started its commercial operation with two ATR 72-600 and later on January 18, Air Astra received another ATR 72-600 aircraft. The airline had planned to increase its total number of fleet to 10 aircraft by 2025.[11]

As of December 2023, Air Astra's fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Air Astra Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
B E Total
ATR 72-600 4 6 – 70 70
Total 4 6

Future destinations

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Planned to operate to Pokhara, Nepal four times a week from coming winter schedule 2024, followed by Indian routes. [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Air Astra kicks off domestic flights today". The Business Standard. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Our Aircraft". Air Astra. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". Air Astra. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. ^ "New commercial airline Air Astra to launch Bangladesh flights on Nov 24". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Air Astra, newest Bangladeshi airline, set to take the skies in Jan 2022". The Daily Star. 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Air Astra receives approval for commercial operations". The Business Standard. 3 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Air Astra to launch first flight Nov 24". The Daily Star. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  8. ^ "সিলেট-ঢাকা ফ্লাইট চালু করলো এয়ার অ্যাস্ট্রা". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b ঢাকা-সিলেট রুটে ফ্লাইট চালু করল এয়ার অ্যাস্ট্রা. Bonik Barta (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Air Astra takes off with Dhaka-Cox's Bazar trip". The Daily Star. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  11. ^ "New airline Air Astra to launch flights in November 2022". AeroTime. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh's Air Astra eyes int'l flights". ch-aviation.com. 2 April 2024.
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