Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate direct flight service between Bhubaneswar and Dubai at Biju Patnaik International Airport here on Monday.
This will the maiden international flight for Bhubaneswar airport with Indigo’s Airbus-320 commencing service, opening the gateway to south-east Asian countries. IndiGo will operate the service thrice a week — Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Naveen had launched ticket sales for the flight on Utkal Dibasa (April 1). Inaugural ticket prices were pegged at Rs 10,000 (one way) Rs 20,000 for a round trip.
The first eight tickets were distributed by the CM to Mission Shakti women, athletes, tribal leaders, and artists. The ticket recipients included Sundargarh SDC Chairperson Binay Kumar Toppo, Keonjhar SDC Chairperson Laxmi Nayak, Koraput DLF President Jyotirekha Chetty, Sand Artist Sudarshan Patnaik, Footballer Anuradha Biswal, Shooter Shriyanka Sadangi, Balaram Rout from Jajpur Govt Polytechnic, and Himansu Sahoo from Rourkela Govt ITI.
Thanking Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia for facilitating the services, Naveen said a large delegation from the state will travel on the first flight to Dubai.
The flight service was a promise which the CM had made to investor community and Odia Diaspora during Make In Odisha Conclave in Dubai last year to ease travel from the Middle East.
Soon, flights to Singapore and Bangkok will also commence.
