Bhubaneswar: The IndiGo airline has decided to launch a direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai and Sharjah in the Middle East.
Sources in the IndiGo airline said that the company has decided to launch its flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai from November 1. Besides, it is also planning to launch another flight to Sharjah. However, the booking is yet to start.
Apart from launching its overseas flight, the IndiGo airline is scheduled to launch its maiden inland flight from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati from October 28 for which the booking has already started.
Talking to the media on Monday, Director of Biju Patnaik International Airport, Suresh Chandra Hota said the AirAsia has already announced its flight to Bangkok from December.
“We have requested the private airliners to launch overseas flight from Bhubaneswar and increase the number of flight connectivity from Bhubaneswar to other state capitals and vice-versa as the Biju Patnaik International Airport has the potential. Since the IndiGo has decided to launch its maiden flight to the Middle East from Bhubaneswar, we are now sure that either there will be a direct flight to Dubai or Sharjah from Bhubaneswar which is definitely a matter of pride for us,” Hota added.
At present, there are a total of 42 flights from Bhubaneswar to eight different cities in the country, including one overseas flight to Kuala Lumpur.
