Indian carriers now can fly to Sylhet, Dhaka in Bangladesh

New Delhi: Indian carriers can now fly to Sylhet in Bangladesh, besides Dhaka, while designated airlines from that country can operate any number of services to 18 tourist getaways here.
This was decided at a meeting here during the past three days, where Civil Aviation Ministry officials of both the countries agreed to further liberalise India's existing offer to SAARC nations, an official spokesperson said.
The designated airlines of the two countries are now entitled to operate 61 services every week from any point in each other's territory with any type of aircraft, without any restriction or capping.
Also, in order to promote tourism, the designated airlines of Bangladesh can operate any number of services to 18 Indian destinations. These are Patna, Lucknow, Guwahati, Gaya, Varanasi, Bhubaneshwar, Khajuraho, Aurangabad, Goa, Jaipur, Port Blair, Kochi, Trivandrum, Kozhikode, Amritsar, Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Tiruchirapalli.
14/02/08 PTI/The Hindu

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