Private carrier Novoair is set to spread its wings to its second international destination -- Kolkata -- from next month.

The airline will operate four flights a week from Dhaka to Kolkata. The airline had kicked off its maiden international flight on the Dhaka-Yangon route a year ago.

“We followed a go-slow policy in expanding our international operations. There are many competitors on the international routes and we didn't want to expand our coverage in a hurry,” Mofizur Rahman, managing director of Novoair, said at a press briefing in Dhaka yesterday to announce the airline's expansion.

Novoair, which started operations in 2013, is also focusing on successfully running its domestic routes.

The promotional fare on a two-way Dhaka-Kolkata ticket including taxes and surcharges will start from Tk 9,999, said Rahman.

The airline will fly from Dhaka on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 2:25pm and arrive in Kolkata at 3pm, while it will fly from Kolkata at 4pm and arrive in Dhaka at 5:35pm (local time).

“We will also start direct flights from Chittagong to Kolkata on December 14,” he said. The airline will operate three weekly flights on that route on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at a promotional fare of Tk 11,555, he added. At present, Novoair has three EMB-145 jets and three ATR 72-500 aircraft in its fleet.

On the domestic front, it flies to Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet, Jessore, Saidpur, Rajshahi and Barisal.