Regent Airways to expand fleet size, network

Regent Airways plans to further strengthen its position by expanding fleet size, network and enhancing its service both in the sky and on the ground during 2020.

Terming the news of Regent Airways closure completely false, baseless and rumor, Chief Executive Officer of Regent Airways Imran Asif said that the news reported by some media outlets about the Regent Airways may be

closed, is false. It has been spread intentionally to make an impact on the confidence of our customers'.

Asif came up with the news in a press conference at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital yesterday.

He said we have just entered into its 10th of successful operations on November 10 last year. And we are going to celebrate our one decade operation. In this stage, there has no chance to close Regent Airways.

“As we embark into the year 2020 to complete the first decade of operations, we have a clear 2020 vision ahead of us - to be safe and dependable as we have always been, and be the most preferred airline of Bangladesh,” he said.

He said during 2020 we hope to get delivery of four Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With a modern fleet of eight such aircraft the airline plans to expand its network further and increase frequencies to existing destinations.

The airlines has planned to expand its destinations to Guangzu, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, resume operation to Bangkok and Kathmandu and increase flight frequencies on existing routes with its expanded fleet.

During the year Regent will also continue investment in new services to add more value for customers. The airline will shortly introduce Regent Screens - the first ever Wi-Fi based in-flight entertainment service in Bangladesh aviation, he said.

He also said the service will allow passengers to enjoy high- quality multimedia content streamed over Wi-Fi directly to their own personal devices – notebooks, tablets, or phones.

About their employees’ salary, he said that two month wages of our employees was due. We are trying to recover it as soon as possible.

Talking about the safety Imran Asif said "It remains the top priority for us and we under no conditions going to compromise with it. Whenever we apprehended any risk in terms of safety and reliability, we have never hesitated to ground our aircraft for necessary maintenance"

He said Regent Airways holds a good record of never having faced with security intrusion incidents or any major incidents or accidents resulting in injury to its passengers or damage to its aircraft.

Regent Airways presently operates to Chattogram and Cox's Bazar in the domestic and Kolkata, Kuala lumpur, Singapore, Muscat and Doha in the international sector.

During the press conference Hanif Zakaria, Chief Commercial Officer, and Sohail Majid, director - Saies and Marketing of Regent Airways were present, among others.

Regent Airways to expand fleet size, network

Regent Airways plans to further strengthen its position by expanding fleet size, network and enhancing its service both in the sky and on the ground during 2020. Terming the news of Regent Airways closure completely false, baseless and rumor, Chief Executive Officer of Regent Airways Imran Asif said that the news reported by some media outlets about the Regent Airways may be closed, is false. It has been spread intentionally to make an impact on the confidence of our customers. Asif came up with the news in a press conference at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital yesterday. He said we have just entered into its 10th of successful operations on November 10 last year. And we are going to celebrate our one decade operation. In this stage, there has no chance to close Regent Airways. As we embark into the year 2020 to complete the first decade of operations, we have a clear 2020 vision ahead of us - to be safe and dependable as we have always been, and be the most preferred airline of Bangladesh, he said. He said during 2020 we hope to get delivery of four Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With a modern fleet of eight such aircraft the airline plans to expand its network further and increase frequencies to existing destinations. The airlines has planned to expand its destinations to Guangzu, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, resume operation to Bangkok and Kathmandu and increase flight frequencies on existing routes with its expanded fleet. During the year Regent will also continue investment in new services to add more value for customers. The airline will shortly introduce Regent Screens - the first ever Wi-Fi based in-flight entertainment service in Bangladesh aviation, he said. He also said the service will allow passengers to enjoy high- quality multimedia content streamed over Wi-Fi directly to their own personal devices notebooks, tablets, or phones. About their employees salary, he said that two month wages of our employees was due. We are trying to recover it as soon as possible. Talking about the safety Imran Asif said It remains the top priority for us and we under no conditions going to compromise with it. Whenever we apprehended any risk in terms of safety and reliability, we have never hesitated to ground our aircraft for necessary maintenance He said Regent Airways holds a good record of never having faced with security intrusion incidents or any major incidents or accidents resulting in injury to its passengers or damage to its aircraft. Regent Airways presently operates to Chattogram and Coxs Bazar in the domestic and Kolkata, Kuala lumpur, Singapore, Muscat and Doha in the international sector. During the press conference Hanif Zakaria, Chief Commercial Officer, and Sohail Majid, director - Saies and Marketing of Regent Airways were present, among others.