After India and Bangladesh signed a new air bubble agreement, no-frills carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced that it will operate eight new flights between India and Bangladesh from November 5.
As per reports, the Gurugram-headquartered airline will operate four times a week non-stop flight services between Kolkata and Chittagong, besides connecting Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai with Dhaka.
The airline has announced Chittagong as an addition to its 11th international destination.
Moreover, the airline said it will operate flights on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi, Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata and Chennai-Dhaka-Chennai sectors.
SpiceJet said it will deploy a mix of its Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft on all these routes.
Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet said, "We have always witnessed good demand on our flights to Bangladesh and we are confident that our new flights will bring smooth connectivity for the passengers travelling on these routes."
The development comes after Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on October 17 that two South Asian nations had finalized an air bubble arrangement under which the carriers of India and Bangladesh will operate 28 flights per week each between the two countries.
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This air bubble treaty between the two countries will support and help airlines to operate international flights, with certain COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols.
As per updates, the introductory fare for the Kolkata-Chittagong route is Rs 4,255, Chittagong-Kolkata route is RS 4,939, Kolkata-Dhaka route is Rs 4,638, Dhaka-Kolkata route is Rs 5,478, Delhi-Dhaka route is Rs 7,749, Dhaka-Delhi route is RS 10,135, Chennai-Dhaka route is Rs 5,128, and Dhaka-Chennai route is Rs 7,308.