KOLKATA: Flights between India and Bangladesh are set to resume from September 3 following the nod from the Indian civil aviation ministry. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh had proposed the resumption of the air bubble flights on August 4 and Biman Bangladesh had even announced flights from August 22 before they had to be cancelled as the Indian authorities had not given its nod.
The flights between the two countries had been suspended in April.
Initially, Indian carriers will operate seven flights a week with the Bangladeshi airlines operating a similar number of flights. This will allow two flights to operate daily. Among the Indian carriers, SpiceJet has been allowed to operate three frequencies, and IndiGo and Air India two each. SpiceJet can operate the three flights from either Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai or Mumbai. IndiGo can operate from any point in India and Air India has been allowed to operate from Kolkata.
The Indian carriers and Bangladeshi carriers Biman Bangladesh, US Bangla Airlines and Regent Airways may announce schedules on Monday.
“This is a big relief for businesses in central Kolkata and Bangladeshis seeking medical treatment in Kolkata,” said Travel Agents Federation of India chairman (east) Anil Punjabi.
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