Two more flights to fly from Jharsuguda Airport soon

(Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar): Two new flights will soon fly from the Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda, said Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Wednesday here. The decision was taken at a meeting held at Lok Seva Bhavan today. In this meeting, emphasis was also given on expansion of Rourkela and Jeypore airstrips.

The new flights from the Jharsuguda airport will fly to Bangalore and Kolkata. With this, total five airlines will operate from the airport. “A tender of Rs. 55 crore has already been completed for Jeypore airstrip project. Flight services will begin at the airstrip once the basic infrastructure work is done,” Tripathy added.