Air India, Indigo And Vistara To Resume Flights To Bangladesh

Days after halting flights and travel to Bangladesh, sources say that Air India will start to operate its scheduled flights from Delhi to Bangladesh’s Dhaka on Wednesday and might also run special flights to bring back the Indian Nationals. Indigo, Vistara will also be operating their regular flights to Dhaka despite the ongoing protest.

On Tuesday, Air India flew its evening flight to Dhaka but canceled the morning flight.

Bangladesh is facing continuous unrest in the recent days. More than a decade old leader Sheikh Hasina resigned as the Prime Minister of the country and fled to India following a massive protest that barged into the PMO office and looted her belongings.

The protest began over the job quota scheme and escalated into the movement that demanded its removal.

Sources indicate that Air India will run its two scheduled daily flights from Delhi to Dhaka on Wednesday and may also arrange a special flight for evacuation. Vistara and IndiGo will operate their scheduled services to Dhaka as well.

Vistara typically runs daily flights from Mumbai and three weekly flights from Delhi to Dhaka. Both Vistara and IndiGo had canceled their Tuesday flights to Dhaka. Normally, IndiGo operates daily flights from Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai to Dhaka, plus two daily flights from Kolkata.

Also Read: How Is Bangladesh Violence A ‘Deja Vu’ Of Violence In Sri Lanka, Pakistan And Afganistan?

Air India confirmed it will operate its evening flights AI237/238 on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi route on Tuesday evening. The airline also announced a one-time waiver on rescheduling for passengers with confirmed bookings on any of its flights to and from Dhaka between August 4 and 7, due to the current situation.