Direct international flights will be operated from Sylhet Osmani Airport once the construction of its international terminal is completed, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali on Tuesday. He expressed this hope while visiting the airport to see the progress in the work on the international terminal and its expansion. READ: US-Bangla launches Dhaka-Sharjah flights He said despite the Covid-19 pandemic Biman operated its flights to UK from Sylhet airport. Talking about prospect of Biman’s direct flight on Dhaka-New York route, Mahbub said an audit team from New York will arrive on February 27 to discuss the subject. READ: US-Bangla Airlines to launch flights to Sharjah Sunday  “We hope we can launch a direct flight on this route soon,” he told reporters. To another question he said the government mulls subsidising plane fares for Middle East-bound Bangladeshi immigrants.