The Air Astra has recently become an International Air Transport Association鈥檚 operational safety audit-registered operator as the youngest airline ever from Bangladesh to qualify for the globally-recognised safety benchmark, said a press release on Monday.
The Air Astra achieved the status within just 20 months since beginning commercial flight operations making it not only the youngest airline from Bangladesh but also among the youngest in the world.
The audit on Air Astra was performed on September, 2023 by the US-based audit organisation Argus-PROS, followed by stringent quality check by the IATA.
Imran Asif, the CEO of Air Astra, said, 鈥楾he successful IOSA registration this early into commercial flight operations demonstrate our commitment to ensuring flawless safety for all our flights, every day so that passengers can travel with absolute peace of mind when travelling with us.鈥�
Air Astra currently operates 14 daily flights from its base in Dhaka to Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Chattogram, Saidpur and Sylhet with its fleet of 4x ATR72-600 aircraft revered as the most modern and safe turboprop aircraft in its category, added the press release.
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