Odisha to Witness 14 New Flights Soon

(Surjit Kumar Dhal) Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has taken tremendous steps to introduce 14 new flights to both national and international route from the state to improve air connectivity.

Speaking to newsmen after a meeting held with  airlines CEOs, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said discussions are underway with various airlines for finalizing 14 new flights, including Jharsuguda-Mumbai, Prayagraj-Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar –Varanasi, Bhubaneswar-Bangkok and Singapore- Bhubaneswar. Of the 14, two flights-Bhubaneswar –Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar-Surat- have already commenced their operation. Besides, Alliance Air will start Kolkata-Jharsuguda flight services from January 24.

The Alliance Air Bhubaneswar-Varanasi will start on January 31 while IndiGo will start Varanasi to Bhubaneswar flight services from February 29. Similarly, SpiceJet will operate flights from Jharsuguda to Mumbai by the end of winter schedule and IndiGo will fly flights from Prayagraj to Bhubaneswar starting July 1.