US-Bangla Airlines, one of the leading airlines in Bangladesh, on Friday stepped into its 13th year of operations, marking 12 years since its launch with plans to expand its fleet and international network over the coming years.

The airline, which began commercial operations on July 17, 2014 with flights on the Dhaka-Jashore route using a Dash 8-Q400 aircraft, now operates a fleet of 25 aircraft, including three Airbus 330-300 and nine Boeing 737-800, serving 20 domestic and international destinations, according to a press release.

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It has maintained an on-time performance rate of over 90 percent since its inception, the airline claimed.

US-Bangla currently operates domestic flights from Dhaka to Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet, Saidpur and Rajshahi, and vice versa.

The carrier entered the international market on May 15, 2016 with flights to Kathmandu and has since expanded its network to Kolkata, Chennai, Male, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok and Guangzhou.

US-Bangla Airlines is set to add few more Boeing 737-8 and Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft to its fleet soon.

In addition, it is moving forward with plans to operate flights to various middle east destinations, including Dammam, Madinah, Bahrain, Kuwait, Kathmandu, Colombo, Johur Bahru and Penang of Malaysia, Hong Kong by 2027 and European destinations, including London and Rome by 2028, and to New York, Toronto and Sydney by 2030.

US-Bangla was recently awarded the Best Domestic Airline in 2025. It has achieved Best Domestic Airline awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024 as well. It also won the Best Domestic Airline award in 2015.

On the occasion, US-Bangla Managing Director Mohammed Abdullah Al-Mamun said, "In a competitive world, we are ready to take on any kind of competitive challenge. In today's world, there is no alternative to modern aircraft to provide proper service to passengers. US-Bangla is constantly adding new aircraft to its fleet to ensure comfortable service to passengers.”