Air India, Indigo to be urged for int'l flights

The Airport Advisory Committee of the Biju Patnaik International Airport, at its meeting here on Friday, passed a resolution that MP Prasanna Patasani would directly approach the Air India and Indigo managements to consider the possibility of starting international operations from Bhubaneswar to feasible destinations like Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, Dubai, etc.

The committee members also requested the MP to take initiatives for bringing tourists through charter flights from Japan, Cambodia, Indonesia and other Southeast Asia countries for Buddhist pilgrimage.

Besides, the meeting held under the chairmanship of Dr Patasani also discussed on agendas like issues related to passenger facilitation to make the airport user-friendly, handling of congestion at the airport, cleanliness, transport facilities including taxi services, cargo operations, issues related to airport functioning that affect directly or indirectly the interest of the airport users and suggestions to enhance the airport’s reputation in terms of services and passenger facilities.