Buoyed by the success of its first international flight from the Biju Patnaik International Airport, the Air India has decided to start three more international flights from the city very soon.The AI would start operation after obtaining necessary approval from the Union Civil Aviation Ministry, sources said.
Within just 10 days of the commencement of international flights from the city, more than 500 passengers have flown to foreign countries from Bhubaneswar, airport sources said.
The Air India has expressed its keenness on running three more international flights, AI-873, AI-473 and AI-669, from New Delhi and Mumbai to Bhubaneswar.“Air India has sought permission from us to start three more flights from Bhubaneswar. Accordingly, we have requested the Union Civil Aviation Ministry to allow it to start its new flights to countries in the North, East and West including Dubai, Gulf and Middle East.
After Air India started its international flight from Bhubaneswar, the price of an air ticket from Bhubaneswar to New York has come down by about 40 per cent as compared to New Delhi-New York flight,” city airport Director Sharad Kumar told reporters.