Best Air

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Best Air

IATA 5Q	ICAO BEA	Callsign BEST AIR
Founded		2007
Hubs		Zia International Airport
Fleet size		1
Destinations		2
Parent company		Best Aviation, Aqeeq Aviation Holding (Kuwait)
Headquarters		Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key people		M. Haideruzzaman (Chairman)
Website: www.bestairbd.com

Best Air, a subsidiary of Best Aviation is a domestic private airline of Bangladesh. The company formed in 2007 as a joint venture between Best Aviation and a Kuwait-based company, Aqeeq Aviation Holding which controls a 70% share of the airline. It started operations in January of 2008 from Dhaka's Zia International Airport and currently flies to one domestic destination.

1 Destinations
- 1.1 Domestic:
- 1.2 International:
2 History
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Destinations

Best Air flies to the following destinations:

[edit] Domestic:

Bangladesh
- Dhaka (Zia International Airport) Hub
- Chittagong (Shah Amanat International Airport)

[edit] International:

Thailand
- Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)

[edit] History

Best Air's parent company Best Aviation, started operations in 1999 as a Helicopter operator. Best Aviation started its journey as a freighter airline in 2000. Best Aviation has been operating different types of freighter in the Domestic & International Sectors.

Best Air obtained a license in 2006 from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh to operate passenger service in domestic and international sectors. Best Air started with a B-737 aircraft to operate from Dhaka to one regional domestic destination, Chittagong. The company claims that in its second phase, it plans to operate to destinations such as Kolkata, Jaipur, Bangkok, Kunming, Middle-East, and Europe by using wide bodied aircrafts.

The airline has a team of professional multinationals ensuring safe international flight standards for the passengers. Best Air has been allocated with 5Q as the 2 letter code by IATA, "BEA / Best Air" by ICAO. Best Air has also developed a strong base in the total Aviation Business and offers a varied range of Aviation Services including Aircraft Sourcing, Emergency Evacuation of Patients and VIP Aircraft Mobilization.