Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would inaugurate the intra-State air services of Air Odisha at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here on Tuesday.
The inauguration ceremony would be held at the hangar of the old terminal of the airport at 11.15 am. On the inaugural day, a nine-seater plane would fly to Sambalpur.
Earlier, the Air Odisha, a private air service provider, had conducted trail run from Bhubaneswar to four cities Sambalpur, Jeypore, Jharsuguda and Rourkela.
As per the schedule, the first flight would leave for Sambalpur and return to Bhubaneswar via Jharsuguda. later it would move to Jeypore in Koraput district and return to Bhubaneswar before taking off for Rourkela. The service would be available six days a week except Sunday. The minimum price for each ticket is Rs 2,499 initially.
In December last year, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had given the air operator permit to the local carrier to fly intra-State commercial flights after on-board airworthiness tests.
Air Odisha sources said it has engaged 25 employees, including one engineer, at each destination for ground operations.