Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off the intra-state flight service of the Air Odisha Aviation Private Limited. The nine-seater flight took off to Sambalpur from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here and would return to Bhubaneswar via Jharsuguda.
Air Odisha Aviation Pvt Ltd will begin flight service to Jeypore in Koraput district, Rourkela in Sundergarh district, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda from Thursday, sources said.
The service will be available six days a week except on Sundays.
The Bhubaneswar-based private carrier is offering tickets for as low as Rs 2,499 as inaugural offer.The flight will leave Bhubaneswar at 6.30 AM and arrive Sambalpur at 7.30 AM. It will return to Bhubaneswar via Jharsuguda.