Novoair
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 9 January 2013[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Shahjalal International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Smiles[2] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Company slogan | The Art of Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||||||
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| Website | flynovoair.com | ||||||
Novoair (Bengali: নভোএয়ার) is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh[3] operating mostly domestic and a few international flights.
History
Novoair was established in October 2007 as an aviation service provider as the business diversification of parent company "Tusuka Group" with directors Arshad Jamal, Faiz Khan, Mofizur Rahman and Fayzur Rahman Badal. From the year 2011, Novoair started the process of establishing its own airline with the direct initiative of Mr. Faiz Khan, the founding Chairman of the company. Finally, Novoair started conducting domestic flights as a scheduled operation on January 2013.[1]
Flights to three initial domestic destinations began from 9 January 2013 — to Chittagong, Jessore and Cox's Bazar, all from Dhaka.[1] It later launched flights to Sylhet on 20 January 2013.
In July 2013, Novoair launched Smiles, the frequent-flyer program of the airline.[4] Smiles is the first frequent-flyer program for domestic flights in Bangladesh's aviation history. Tiered benefits include special offers, travel packages, waiting list priority, priority services (sales counter, check-in and boarding) and excess baggage allowance.[2] Novoair received the Monitor's best domestic airlines award in 2014.[5]
Novoair launched international flights in 1 December 2015.[6]
Destinations
As of February 2016, Novoair serves the following destinations:[7]
- Dhaka – Shahjalal International Airport Hub
- Chittagong – Shah Amanat International Airport
- Jessore – Jessore Airport
- Cox's Bazar – Cox's Bazar Airport
- Sylhet – Osmani International Airport
- Saidpur – Saidpur Airport
Fleet
The Novoair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2016):[9][10]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| ATR 72-500 | 3 | — | 68 | |
| Embraer ERJ 145 | 3 | — | 49 | First airline in Bangladesh to operate Embraer aircraft. |
| Total | 6 | — |
References
- 1 2 3 "Novoair starts flying". The Daily Star. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- 1 2 https://www.flynovoair.com/services/smiles
- ↑ https://www.flynovoair.com/about
- ↑ "Novo Air launches frequent-flyer programme". New Age. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Bangladeshi frequent flyers vote for the best". Bangladesh Monitor. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Novoair starts flight to Yangon". The Daily Star. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Route Map". Novoair. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.thedailystar.net/business/novoair-begins-international-flights-december-163828
- ↑ http://media.flynovoair.com/news/4th-aircraft-added-on-novoair-fleet
- ↑ "Novoair adds new aircraft to fleet". The Daily Star. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
Media related to Novoair at Wikimedia Commons
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