Bhubaneswar: Private airline operator, IndiGo will launch flights between Bagdogra and Bhubaneswar with a stopover at Andal in south Bengal on August 30.
Sources in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said these flights would be operated four days a week — Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
“IndiGo will be the first airline to connect Bagdogra with Durgapur. Currently, passengers need to board flights at Kolkata or other places to travel between Bhubaneswar and Bagdogra,” a source in the AAI said, as quoted by the Telegraph.
The Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal is situated near Durgapur.
Bhubaneswar-Andal-Bagdogra link
The flight will depart from Bhubaneswar at 11.15am and land in Durgapur at 12.55pm. It will then take off at 1.15pm and reach Bagdogra at 2.20pm.
The flight will return from Bagdogra at 2.55pm and reach Durgapur at 4.05pm. From there, it will
The new flight is expected to help people of north Bengal reach Bhubaneswar. Puri, a favourite hotspot of Bengali tourists, is just an hour away from Bhubaneswar. This service will also benefit students from north Bengal, who study in Odisha.
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