SpiceJet to operate direct flights from Kolkata to Sharjah and Bangladesh

SpiceJet, one of the lowxost airlines, is planning for flights to Sharjah and Dubai from Calcutta apart from daily flights to Bangladesh from December. This has been disclosed by the managing director of the low-cost airline. He has announced the plans in Nabanna in the presence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 20 September 2016.

He has indicated that direct flights to Sharjah, Dubai and Yangon will start from Calcutta but the dates are yet to be finalized. However, the flights to Dhaka (two) and Chittagong (one) will be a daily affair. SpiceJet also has plans to operate hopping flights to the two UAE destinations. At present, the airline uses Boeing 737-800 series aircraft which can fly four hours at a stretch. Since Dubai and Sharjah will take over five hours from Calcutta, a stopover would be necessary. But passengers wold not have to change aircraft.
At Nabanna, the SpiceJet MD also announced the launching of domestic flights to Silchar, Aizawl, Visakhapatnam and Gorakhpur from October 4. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee requested SpiceJet to consider a direct flight to Europe.


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With the lifting of sanctions against Iran after four years, direct flights to the country has been resumed by British Airways. The airline has described Tehran as "an important destination" and it will operate six return flights per week between London Heathrow and the Iranian capital of Tehran. This could increase to a daily service later this year.
It may be recalled that the service had been suspended in October 2012 due to instability in the Middle Eastern country.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 1 September 2016.

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