Travellers can fly to J’suguda, R’kela, J’pore, Angul from Bhubaneswar
The long wait for flight services between several cities in the State seems to be over soon. The Air Odisha Aviation Pvt ltd is all prepared to start commercial flights from Bhubaneswar to Jharsuguda, Angul, Rourkela and Jeypore by this month end.
“A regional airline Air Odisha Aviation Pvt ltd has expressed its interest to operate flights from Bhubaneswar to different parts of the state such as Jharsuguda, Angul, Rourkela and Jeypore from this month. This will be a big step towards air connectivity in the State,” Bhubaneswar Airport Director Sharad Kumar said.
Kumar said work on the Jharsuguda airport expansion would begin in December this year and is expected to be completed within two years.
Similarly, Kumar informed that the Go Air, a low-fare airline, would operate four daily flights, two to New Delhi and one each to Mumbai and Kolkata from the airport here from October 26.
The Director said preparations have already started for starting flights from Bhubaneswar to Bangalore by another airlines operator ATC Airways by February, 2015. Currently, 32 flights to eight destinations are operating from the Bhubaneswr Airport, he said.