US-Bangla to resume flights on Dhaka-Chennai route Sunday
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US-Bangla Airlines is set to resume flights on the Dhaka-Chennai route on Sunday under the air bubble agreement between Bangladesh and India, said a press release.
Air Bubble arrangements are temporary arrangements between two countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular international flights are suspended as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The airline issued the release on Friday.
As per the Indian Civil Aviation guidelines, passengers must have a negative report of the Covid-19 RT-PCR test within 72 hours of travelling and the travellers will have to carry out molecular tests at their own expense after landing at the Chennai airport.
Passengers holding tourist visas, however, will currently not be allowed to visit India, the airlines said.
Flights of US-Bangla Airlines will leave Dhaka for Chennai every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 am and is scheduled to land at Chennai Airport at 12:40 pm (local time).
On the same day, the flight of US-Bangla Airlines will leave Chennai for Dhaka at 1:30 pm and is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 4:30 pm.
