Private airline Novoair has added three new ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet as part of its plan to reach more domestic and international destinations.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon inaugurated the three 68-seater aircraft at a ceremony at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Tuesday.
Novoair’s Managing Director Mofizur Rahman said the carrier now operates domestic flights from Dhaka to Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet and Saidpur along with three weekly flights to Yangon of Myanmar.
The airline will begin three weekly flights to Rajshahi from April 1 and four weekly flights to Barisal from April 2, he said.
“With this, Novoair will cover all seven domestic destinations,” Rahman said at the ceremony.
“Very soon, regional destinations such as Guwahati, Kolkata and Kathmandu will come under Novoair’s network.”
Passengers from Chittagong, Jessore, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Barisal can now travel across the country through connecting flights at Tk 6,000, Novoair said in a statement.
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