US-Bangla Airlines, one of the leading private airlines of the country yesterday  has launched direct flights from Dhaka to Chennai of India.

The first flight left the capital at 9:10 am that reached Chattogram at 10:45 am and flew for Chennai.

The flight reached there at 12:45pm while the return flight left the Indian city at 01:30 pm which returned at Chattogram at 4:30 pm and Dhaka at 06:00pm (Local time).

Initially, three flights will fly from Dhaka to Chennai via Chattogram on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and will return on the same days.

The minimum one-way fare has been set TK 15,043 and return fare Tk 22,052 while on

Chattogram-Chennai route minimum one-way fare will be Tk 16,045 and return fare Tk 24,056 including all taxes and surcharges.

Besides, US-Bangla Airlines also operates flights from Dhaka to Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Jashore, Saidpur, Sylhet, Barishal and Rajshahi routes.