Private carrier Novoair is going to start flying to Kolkata from December 1, which will be its second international destination.
Following the announcement, Novoair Managing Director, Mofizur Rahman, said
“We have taken the latest move following the sustainable operation in all domestic routes as well as the lone international destination.”
Initially, four flights from Dhaka will be operated from December 1 while three flights from Chittagong will start from December 14, he added.
“Actually, we will connect the people with Kolkata in seven days of the week,” said Mofizur.
Replying to a query, he said they have planned to launch Dhaka-Kathmandu and Dhaka-Guwahati flights as next international destinations.
“We are now exploring commercial
viability in Dhaka-Kathmandu route following completion of necessary works while Dhaka-Guwahati routes will start immediately after establishing the Bangladesh Consulate in Guwahati,” revealed Mofizur.
Head of Marketing and Sales Sohail Majid said return promotional fare for Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka will start from Tk 9,999 (including all tax) that will be operated on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
The flight departure from Dhaka will be at 2:25pm and will arrive at Kolkata at 3pm (Local Time) while departure time from Kolkata at 4pm (Local Time) and will arrive in Dhaka at 5:35pm, he added.
Sohail said return promotional fare for Chittagong-Kolkata-Chittagong will start from Tk 11,555 (including all tax) and three flights will be operated on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Novoair has been successfully operating flights in all domestic routes since january 2013 with six aircraft in its fleet. It has already started its international flight to yangon from december 1, 2015.
Novoair director m hasibur rashid and the monitor editor kazi wahid ul alam, among others, were present at the press conference.
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