US-Bangla Airlines has launched direct flights from Dhaka to Chennai of India.
The first flight left the capital at 9:10 am on Sunday (Mar 31) that reached Chittagong 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 Chittagong at 4:30 pm and Dhaka at 06:00pm (Local time), according to a press release.
Initially, three flights will fly from Dhaka to Chennai via Chittagong 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 Chittagong-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 Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Saidpur, Sylhet, Barisal and Rajshahi routes.