Minister and Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kisore Das met Alliance Air Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Navneet Sood at the Odisha Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday and requested him to start more flights from Jharsuguda to Bhubaneswar, Mumbai and Delhi.
Das highlighted the revenue collection from Jharsuguda in recent days for both air and railways and asked the company's management to consider increasing the base of daily commuters from Jharsuguda. He suggested to the Alliance Air start a second flight between Jharsuguda and Bhubaneswar, a second flight to Delhi and operate regular flights to Mumbai and Visakhapatnam daily.
Besides, Das also requested for another four bays in addition to the existing four, provisioning of non-standard parking for the state planes and other flights of different corporate sectors carrying VIPs with permission to halt during night hours. He also urged the company to increase its workforce strength due to the increased workload and filling of sanctioned posts.