IndiGo announces flight to Vizag from city
Bhubaneswar: Direct flight services from Bhubaneswar to Visakhapatnam will begin soon, private carrier IndiGo has announced. It will be fifth southern city to be connected to the state capital after Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi, and Hyderabad.
The airlines, however, has not announced the date of commencement of the flight.
The expansion follows IndiGo's maiden international service from Bhubaneswar to Abu Dhabi, scheduled to begin on June 12.
"Bhubaneswar used to have a one-stop and indirect flight to Visakhapatnam, a major destination for fliers from Odisha. But now, there will be a direct flight opening up new opportunities in business, health and education sectors," said an airport officer.
In April, three more domestic destinations — Ghaziabad, Port Blair and Goa — were connected by air to Bhubaneswar, taking the total domestic destinations to 28. Visakhapatnam will become the 29th domestic destination.
Abu Dhabi will be the fourth international destination to be connected to Odisha's capital, and the second West Asian city to be connected by air. Two destinations in West Asia opens a gateway to Gulf countries, Europe, North America and Canada with just one stop.
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