India sends air travel bubble proposal to Bangladesh

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Five Indian airlines will carry 17,120 passengers weekly from Dhaka and Chittagong to different Indian cities

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has proposed the procedure of five airlines on 16 routes weekly under the flights bubble agreement between Bangladesh and India, generally for emergency services during the global coronavirus pandemic.

These Indian airlines can carry 17,120 passengers weekly from Hazrat Shahjalal AIRPORT TERMINAL in Dhaka and Shah Amanat AIRPORT TERMINAL in Chittagong to New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, according to passenger demand, in line with the proposal.

Ticket prices, ground handling charges and other airport charges will never be included in the flights bubble agreement.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said the flights would launch soon after the Indian proposal is verified.

The proposal said Air India should be able to carry 346 passengers per week on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi route and 346 passengers per week on the Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata route.

Go Air can carry 1,302 passengers per week on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi route, and 1,302 passengers on the Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata route.

IndiGo should be able to carry 1,302 passengers weekly on the Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata route, 1,302 passengers on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi route, and 558 passengers on the Chennai-Dhaka-Chennai route.

SpiceJet can carry 546 passengers per week on the Kolkata-Chittagong-Kolkata route, 546 passengers on the Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata route, 558 passengers on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi route, 558 passengers weekly on Mumbai-Dhaka-Mumbai route, and 556 passengers on Chennai-Dhaka-Chennai route.

Vistara Air should be able to carry 2,632 passengers weekly on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi route, 2,632 passengers on the Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata route, 1,316 passengers on the Mumbai-Dhaka-Mumbai route, and 1,316 passengers on the Chennai-Dhaka-Chennai route.

On September 10, CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mofidur Rahman sent a proposal to the director general of Civil Aviation of India. In the proposal, he noted that the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh and India continues to be alarming and various preventive measures were needed in both countries. 

CAAB proposed also said Biman Bangladesh Airlines wanted to are powered by the Dhaka-Delhi-Dhaka and Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka routes, US Bangla Airlines on the Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka and Dhaka-Chennai-Dhaka routes, and NovoAir on the Dhaka-Kolkata-Kolkata route.

Flights bubbles are short-term arrangements between two countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services while regular international flights are suspended - in this case, as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.

India currently has air transport bubbles with Germany, France, and the Maldives. 

Source: https://www.dhakatribune.com

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