The Air India is all set to resume international flights to Bangkok from the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar from December 1.
The flight service to Bengaluru from Bhubaneswar that was suspended earlier by Air India would also restart from the same day.
Following a decision to this effect by the Air India authorities, the ticket booking on these two routes has already begun.
Earlier, the Air India had temporarily suspended its direct flight service from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok from July 16 till September 30 due to “operational reasons”.
Expressing serious concern over the suspension of flights from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok and Bengaluru, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had urged the Civil Aviation Ministry to restore theservices by Air India on these routes.
India’s national carrier had started its maiden Bhubaneswar-Bangkok flight on December 10, 2017.
Chief Minister Patnaik had flagged off the first flight operation at the city airport.
The flight was operating every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in a week.