Odishatv Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Good news for air travellers from Odisha as SpiceJet is going to start its flight operations to Sharjah and New Delhi shortly from Biju Patnaik International Airport here.

The new International and domestic flight operations by SpiceJet has been welcomed by the air travellers as they were forced to either travel to Mumbai or Delhi to connect to international gateways.

Earlier, AirAsia had started operations from Bhubaneshwar to Kuala Lumpur which is said to have opened up new avenues for people residing in Odisha planning a visit to the Far East and Australia.

At present, AirAsia is operating direct flight services to Kuala Lumpur five days a week from Bhubaneswar airport.

The international flight operation from Bhubaneswar is likely to play a crucial role in boosting the tourism potential in Odisha in particular, said tour operators in the city.

Source said, AirAsia has also started its daily operation in domestic circuits— Bengaluru-Kolkata-Bhubaneswar and a total of 20 flights are engaged in operations from Bhubaneswar to 10 cities within the country.

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