SpiceJet Wednesday announced commencement of flights to Veer Surendra Sai airport Jharsuguda from Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata under the regional connectivity scheme, UDAN.
He told reporters here that SpiceJet operations will commence March 31 and booking has started from Wednesday. “SpiceJet is delighted to provide direct air connectivity from Jharsuguda, one of Odisha’s biggest manufacturing hubs and a top investment destination, to key metro cities and beyond. We will launch daily direct flights on the Jharsuguda-Delhi, Jharsuguda-Hyderabad and Jharsuguda-Kolkata sectors from March 31,” Ajay Singh, the CMD of SpiceJet, said.
SpiceJet also announced introductory promotional fare starting Rs3,701 all-inclusive on Delhi-Jharsuguda, Jharsuguda-Delhi and Jharsuguda-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Jharsuguda routes, and Rs2,560 all-inclusive on Jharsuguda-Kolkata and Kolkata-Jharsuguda routes.
The Spicejet CMD said the company was starting operations to Bhubaneswar airport and from the Bhubaneswar airport to two or three destinations.
“This is a great day for Odisha, especially Western Odisha. In future, other cities will also be connected with the Odisha,” petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, said at the event.
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