Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started operating direct flights to Jeddah from Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.
The national flag carrier will operate one flight every Monday on the route.
A Biman flight from Sylhet will leave for Jeddah at 6:30pm on Monday.
The flight will reach Jeddah at 10:10pm local time, said a press release.
The return flight will leave Jeddah at 12:10am Tuesday and reach Sylhet airport at 9:45am.
Then the flight will leave Sylhet at 10:45 am and reach Dhaka at 11:25 am.
Sylhet Osmani International Airport Manager Hafizur Rahman confirmed the news.
It is good news for passengers as the direct flight operation on the route will bring relief to them, he added.