Bhubaneswar: After a month of successful intra-state flight operations, local carrier Air Odisha has decided to run a flight to Raipur, the capital of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. The carrier has given a proposal to the government requesting permission for the Raipur operations.
Raipur is a commercial hub and a large number of people from the state visit the city for trade purposes. The flight will help boost tourism and commercial travel and activities between the two states. "Bhubaneswar is a busy airport and flights often run full here. Raipur also has direct flights to some destinations - including Bangalore - that Bhubaneswar doesn't. The move will enable people to travel to Raipur to catch flights to Bangalore and to other cities," said Air Odisha founder Captain Santosh Pani.
On January 19, chief minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off Air Odisha's intrastate flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport. Currently, the airline has one aircraft that flies to Sambalpur, Rourkela and Jeypore from here. The state government is running the intrastate air service in collaboration with Air Odisha. The airline is planning to procure one more aircraft to meet the requirement.
23/02/16 Times of India
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Raipur is a commercial hub and a large number of people from the state visit the city for trade purposes. The flight will help boost tourism and commercial travel and activities between the two states. "Bhubaneswar is a busy airport and flights often run full here. Raipur also has direct flights to some destinations - including Bangalore - that Bhubaneswar doesn't. The move will enable people to travel to Raipur to catch flights to Bangalore and to other cities," said Air Odisha founder Captain Santosh Pani.
On January 19, chief minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off Air Odisha's intrastate flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport. Currently, the airline has one aircraft that flies to Sambalpur, Rourkela and Jeypore from here. The state government is running the intrastate air service in collaboration with Air Odisha. The airline is planning to procure one more aircraft to meet the requirement.
23/02/16 Times of India
