Bhubaneswar: The IndiGo airline is scheduled to start a direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai from November 1.
Sources said the airline is also planning to start a direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Sharjah in UAE soon.
IndiGo will also launch its Bhubaneswar-Guwahati flight from October 28 and its booking has started.
Suresh Chandra Hota, director, Biju Patnaik International Airport, Monday said Air Asia will start its Bhubaneswar-Bangkok flight from December.
“The private airliners have requested to launch overseas flights from Bhubaneswar and increase the number of flight connectivity between Bhubaneswar and other state capitals. The commencement of IndiGo’s maiden flight to the Middle East from Bhubaneswar is a matter of pride for us,” Hota said.
Currently, there are 41 flights from Bhubaneswar to eight different cities in the country and one overseas flight to Kuala Lumpur.
PNN
