Flight service in regular mode was started for Jeypore from Monday. A seven-seated plane of Air Odisha will provide the service from Bhubaneswar to Jeypore and the vice-versa.
The service will be available for six days in a week except the Sundays. The flight will start at 9.30 am from Bhubaneswar airport and will land at Jeypore Airstrip at 11.00 am. After 10 minutes the plane will take off from Jeypore at 11.10 am and will reach at Bhubaneswar at 12.40 pm on daily basis.
The price of each ticket will be between `3,500 and `5,500 as per sources. Boarding and security check for passengers will be made by the Air Odisha authorities. One platoon police force will be deployed to ensure the security of the passengers, air strip and the plane, said Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Jeypore Rajendra Kumar Senapati.
Initially Air Odisha will book the tickets offline mode at the counter opened in the Airstrip premises and later on it will be available online, said by Air Odisha personnel.
On the first day the flight was half an hour delay. Some political leaders and high profile people travelled to Jeypore. Opposition chief whip Tara Bahinipati, Potangi MlA Praffulla Pangi, BJP State general secretary Bhrugu Boxipatro among others boarded the flight.