Flights between Calcutta and Dhaka are set to resume on August 22, after a gap of four months, officials said.

Flights between the two countries were suspended in late April following a renewed surge in Covid cases. “India and Bangladesh have agreed on resuming flight services under the air bubble transport agreement,” said an official of the ministry of civil aviation.

Biman Bangladesh has announced that it will fly between Calcutta and Dhaka on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from August 22.

“We’ll operate a 70-seater flight and have started getting bookings,” said Kaushik Niogy, sales manager, eastern India. Biman Bangladesh.

Some Indian airlines, including Air India and SpiceJet, said they were yet to decide on resumption of flights on the route.

An official of the deputy high commission of Bangladesh in Calcutta said 15 lakh Bangaldeshis were issued Indian visas in 2019. Many of them came for medical treatment.

No tourist visa will be issued now.

A circular issued by Dhaka said people going there from India would have to stay in home quarantine for at least 14 days after arrival.

Calcutta airport officials said they were yet to receive any guidelines about passengers from Bangladesh.