Regent Airways

Regent Airways
রিজেন্ট এয়ারওয়েজ

IATA ICAO Callsign RX[1] RGE REGENT
Founded	2010[1]
Commenced operations	10 November 2010[2]
Ceased operations	March 2020
Hubs	Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
Secondary hubs	Shah Amanat International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Regent Club
Fleet size	4[a]
Destinations	11[b]
Parent company	HG Aviation Ltd[3]
Headquarters	Uttara, Dhaka
Key people	Yasin Ali (chairman) Mashruf Habib (MD) Hanif Zakaria (CCO) Ashish Choudhury (COO
Employees	850 (approximate)
Website	www.flyregent.com

Regent Airways (Bengali: রিজেন্ট এয়ারওয়েজ) was a Bangladeshi airline owned by HG Aviation Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Habib Group.^[3] It is based at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.^[1][4] Due to its bad financial condition they are looking for investors to raise funds and resume operations. But since March 2020, due to COVID-19 outbreak the airlines suspended its operation and since then it has not resumed.^[5]

History

Regent Airways was founded in 2010, and its operations began on 10 November of the same year.^[2] It is headquartered at Siaam Tower in Uttara, Dhaka. It expanded its fleet with two Boeing 737-700 aircraft on a six-year lease from ILFC,^[6] and launched international flights in July 2013^[7] – Kuala Lumpur in July,^[7] Bangkok in October,^[8] Chittagong-Kolkata flights in October,^[9] Dhaka-Kolkata flights in November,^[10] and Singapore in December.^[10] The carrier launched flights to Bangkok directly from Chittagong on 27 April 2014.^[11] In April 2016, the carrier launched flights to Muscat, its fifth international destination.^[12]

Until December 2021, the airline, due to its financial woes, and having only two aircraft at its disposal, restricted its destination to only eight cities, three being Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar and five international routes, i.e. Doha, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Muscat and Singapore.^[13]

On March 29, 2023, the airline's request to liquidate was approved by Bangladesh's High Court as a result of the airline's mounting debts.^[14] The airline had not operated a flight since March 2020.

Destinations

As of January 2018, Regent Airways serves the following three domestic and seven international destinations:^[15] But since March 2020, due to COVID-19 outbreak all flights are suspended.

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2022, Regent Airways does not appear to be operating any aircraft.^[16]

Historical fleet

• 1 x Boeing 737-800, withdrawn from use and stored at Shahjalal International Airport^[17]
• 2 x Boeing 737-700, returned to the leasing company after lease period and scrapped^[18][19]
• 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300, stored for technical and financial woes^[20]
• 3 x Boeing 737-800, returned to the leasing company. S2-AIJ went to Black Rock as N705BR, was converted to an all-cargo configuration and delivered to Express Air Cargo. S2-AIH went to GECAS as N539RL. S2-AIV went to Merx Aviation as 2-SIVA^[21][22][23]

Services

Seating configuration

The Bombardier Dash-8-Q300s each had a seating arrangement for 50 passengers in an undivided single-class layout. All seats had a generous pitch of 32 inches and individual tray-tables in a four-abreast seating arrangement (except Row 1 of two seats, D & F forming a club-seating with Row 2 D & F seats) across the cabin.^[24] The Boeing 737-700s was configured in a 126 seating capacity, with 12 business class and 142 economy class seats. The economy class seats were configured with a 33-inch seat pitch, and the 12 business class seats had 45-inch reclining seats.^[24] In the 737-800s, the economy class is fitted with a 29- to 31-inch pitch; it has 159 seats with eight business class seats (Reg: S2-AIJ), and the capacity is 168 with 15 premium economy class seats (Reg: S2-AIH) with a 33- to 38-inch seat pitch.^[24]

In-flight amenities

On board short domestic flights, snacks such as sandwiches, roasted peanuts, mango bars, and beverages are provided.^[25] The two Bombardier Dash-8-Q300s do not have in-flight entertainment.^[25] On international flights, traditional cuisine is provided.^[25] In-flight meals are supplied by Biman Flight Catering Centre. On board the Boeing 737-700s, in-flight entertainment was provided through the Passenger Service Units (PSU) in economy class, while personal iPads were provided in business class.^[25]

On board the Boeing 737-800s, in-flight entertainment is provided through the Wi-Fi system on board. All passengers can enjoy free Wi-Fi to access a selection of songs and movies.

See also

• List of airlines of Bangladesh
• Transport in Bangladesh

Notes

References

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 30 March 2024, at 14:08