Air Astra to resume flights on Dhaka-Sylhet route

Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, private airline Air Astra is set to resume flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet route.

Starting May 29, the airline will operate two daily flights between Dhaka and Sylhet.

Flights from Dhaka will depart at 7:30am and 7:30pm, while return flights from Sylhet to Dhaka will leave at 8:50am and 8:50pm.

The airlines shared the development in a media statement on Saturday.

The minimum fare for a one-way trip on this route has been set at Tk 4,699.

Air Astra CEO Imran Asif said, “Sylhet is an important destination for Air Astra. Due to aircraft shortage, we had suspended flights on that route, but they will continue regularly.”

The airline's spokesperson Sakib Hasan Shovo told bdnews24.com, “Although the flight operation was started with Eid in mind, regular flights will now continue on this route.”

Air Astra started operating domestic flights on Nov 24, 2022.

They launched flights to Sylhet on Feb 23, 2023, after launching services to Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar.

Flights on the Sylhet route were temporarily suspended earlier in May 2024.

Currently, the airline operates:

• Four daily flights on the Dhaka–Cox’s Bazar–Dhaka route
• Five daily flights on the Dhaka–Chattogram–Dhaka route
• Three daily flights on the Syedpur route

Air Astra’s fleet consists of four ATR 72-600 aircraft.