Kolkata: Indigo Airlines and Bangan Bangladesh finally operated to operate flights filled with a capacity of 90% maximum permitted between Kolkata and Dhaka on Sunday after more than four months with two operations more operational in Indonesia.
This sector later in a week.
Flights under the air bubble agreement between Dhaka and Kolkata have been suspended during the second wave in April.
Flights in the sector were canceled twice, once almost two weeks ago and again on Friday due to the delay nodded from the first Indian civil aviation authority and then partner Bangladesh.
On Thursday, Bangladeshi Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB) received a proposal for the Indian Civil Service Ministry of returning flights and releasing round to start operations from Sunday.
On Friday, both Air India and Biman Bangladesh have scheduled flights that have 90% order but canceled.
From Sunday, Biman Bangladesh will fly to Kolkata two days – a week apart from the service on the Dhaka-Delhi route.
Two private carriers of Bangladesh US Bangla Airlines and Novoair will also start the service later.
Indigo will also start operations on Sundays and fly to Dhaka two days – a week on Sundays and Thursdays.
Air India will operate from Monday.
Flights twice a week will be on Monday and Friday.
While the prospect of the rise of travel between the two countries has raised the spirit of business in the middle Kolkata, especially on Jalan School-Marquis Street-Sudder Street-Lindsay Street Street where trade is very dependent on Bangladesh customers, health care sector in the city also sighed with relief because of the patient Bangladesh contributes substantially to the city hospital business.
Bangladesh accounts for more than 50% of sales in the new market, 70% of businesses in hotels, guest houses and foreign currency exchange in Sudder Street, Jalan Marquis, Free School Road, Royd Street and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and 80% of the transportation business in the area .
However, the 14-day compulsory quarantine announced by Bangladesh for passengers traveling from India to the country has become a reducer because it will prevent Indian entrepreneurs from travel to the country.
According to sources at the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata, they must also be tested for Covid-19 of the PCR laboratory in this country.
At present, the two countries issue a business and emergency medical visa but not a tourist visa.