Direct flight to Dubai from Bhubaneswar: CM Naveen launches ticket sale on Utkal Diwas

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik right this moment launched ticket sale for the direct flight to Dubai from Bhubaneswar. Patnaik launched the ticket gross sales at Naveen Niwas right this moment on Utkal Diwas.

The maiden worldwide flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai will take off from Biju Patnaik International Airport on the fifteenth of May.

“Connectivity is key to development and it has been a focus area of our government,” mentioned the Chief Minister.

Direct connectivity with Dubai which is without doubt one of the largest aviation hubs will open up a direct gateway to the world. Not solely it can present seamless connectivity but additionally it can have an enormous multiplier impact on funding in Odisha in sectors like IT, manufacturing and tourism. This is the aspiration of New Odisha and I’m very glad to open ticket gross sales for the Dubai Flight”.

The CM handed over the primary eight tickets to Mission Shakti girls, sportspersons, tribal leaders, Skilled in Odisha college students and artists. They are Sundergarh SDC Chairperson Binay Kumar Toppo, Keonjhar SDC Chairperson Laxmi Nayak, Koraput DLF President Jyotirekha Chetty, sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik, Footballer Anuradha Biswal, Shooter Shriyanka Sadangi, Balaram Rout from Jajpur Govt Polytechnic and Himansu Sahoo from Rourkela Govt ITI.

While attending Make In Odisha Conclave in Dubai, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had assured the investor group and Odia diaspora that direct flights will begin to ease journey from the Middle East.

The CM had additionally given approval to utterly fund the flight operations.

Dubai being one of many largest journey hubs, graduation of direct flight connectivity will open up new avenues for funding, commerce and tourism.

It can even supply a handy possibility for leisure vacationers from internationally, trying to go to Odisha.

Further inside 2 weeks of the launch of direct flight to Dubai, worldwide flight operations will begin to Singapore and Bangkok realizing Odisha’s imaginative and prescient to develop into the gateway to the East. Direct connectivity to aviation hubs like Dubai, Singapore and Bangkok will give an enormous enhance to connectivity facilitating journey for investor communities, vacationers in addition to seamless and financial journey choices to Odia folks working in these areas.

Indigo Airlines has not too long ago gained the bid to function direct flights to those three essential gateways. As per the settlement, Indigo Airlines will function direct flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport thrice per week. Inaugural ticket costs have been set to start at ₹10,000 per single facet journey and ₹20,000 for spherical journey. Each flight can have this subsidised tickets on first come first serve foundation.

The CM mentioned a bigger delegation from the state will go on first flight to Dubai. He thanked Govt of India particularly Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia for offering all facilitation companies for the flight operations.

Minister Tukuni Sahoo was additionally current. Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian coordinated this system. Principal Secretary Usha Padhee briefed the CM concerning the flight operation.

Chief Secretary, Development Commissioner and different senior officers of State govt, Airport Authority officers, Indigo Officials had been current.