Bhubaneswar: The maiden flight from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela, which was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia via video conference, was flagged off by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday.
An Alliance Air aircraft with a seating capacity of 72 passengers took off from the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar and will make regular trips on the route starting January 12.
Aspirations of people of Rourkela and Odisha take yet another flight ✈️.
Flagging-off of the inaugural flight to Rourkela from Bhubaneswar. PM @narendramodi ji yet again delivers his promise to the people of Odisha. #UdeDeshKaAamNaagrik @JM_Scindia @Gen_VKSingh ? pic.twitter.com/mofS4WYaSh
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 7, 2023
One-way tickets from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela cost INR 2830 and return tickets cost INR 2721. The flight will depart from Bhubaneswar at 2:55 PM daily, arriving in Rourkela at 3:50 PM. On the return journey, the flight will depart from Rourkela at 4:15 PM and arrive in Bhubaneswar at 5:10 PM.
