Senior Congress leader and former Minister Niranjan Patnaik has urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajpati to provide regular flights to the Jharsuguda Airport. During a meeting with the Union Minister here on Sunday, the Congress leader demanded modernisation, expansion and introduction of new flights to the airport.
“After setting up the IIM in Sambalpur, the importance and requirement of the airport has increased manifold. Besides, as the region is known as an industrial corridor, regular flights to the airport are very much needed,” said Patnaik.
He also urged the Minister to ensure that the Central Government take over the Pilot Training Centre in Bhubaneswar and provide double engine piloting training to the students at the centre.
“Besides Delhi, international flights from the Bhubaneswar Airport should also run via Mumbai and Kolkata as it would ensure rise in the number of tourists and periphery development,” stated Patnaik. He said the Civil Aviation Minister has assured to consider the demands
seriously.