Novoair
NOVOAIR is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh operating mostly domestic flights. It operates 28 flights each day from Dhaka to its eight destinations.
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. The process of establishing a scheduled airline began in late 2011. NOVOAIR launched commercial operation on 9 Jan 2013 with Embraer 145 jet aircraft. Later the Embraer fleet was replaced with ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. The airline currently operates to all domestic destinations of the country, with the lone international destination of Kolkata.In July 2013, NOVOAIR launched Smiles, the frequent-flyer program of the airline. 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 and excess baggage allowance.
NOVOAIR received the Monitors best domestic airlines award in 2014.
NOVOAIR launched international flights on 1 December 2015. The airline is consolidating its domestic network and eyeing for expansion in international sectors.
Services
As of its seventh anniversary on 9 January 2020, the airline had operated 61,599 flights to domestic destinations and its only international destination, Kolkata, carrying more than 3.33 million passengers.Destinations
As of 2018, Novoair serves the following destinations:| Country | City | Airport | Notes/ref. |
| Dhaka | Shahjalal International Airport | ||
| Chattogram | Shah Amanat International Airport | ||
| Cox's Bazar | Cox's Bazar Airport | ||
| Rajshahi | Shah Makhdum Airport | ||
| Jashore | Jessore Airport | ||
| Sylhet | Osmani International Airport | ||
| Saidpur | Saidpur Airport | ||
| Barishal | Barishal Airport | ||
| Kolkata | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport |
Fleet
the Novoair fleet consists of the following aircraft.| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
| ATR 72-500 | 7 | 1 | 72 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
Novoair was the first and so far the only Bangladeshi airline to use Embraer ERJ 145. However, they later focused on an all-ATR fleet. On 15 December 2019, the airline added its seventh aircraft.