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Odisha Nonresident Odias urge CM to operationalize Jharsuguda Airport

| Saturday | 17th November, 2018

“It was our long pending demand to start an airport in western part of the state. BHUBANESWAR: Odias living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday met chief minister Naveen Patnaik here and presented a memorandum urging him to ensure regular air connectivity to the newly opened Veer Surendra Sai Airport at Jharsuguda.The non-resident Odias (NROs) had celebrated the opening of the Jharsuguda airport in front of Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world) in the UAE. But unfortunately, flight operation in the airport is not satisfactory,” said Soumya Ranjan Patnaik , director and CEO, International Shipping and Logistics FZE, Dubai.“The news of its erratic operation of flights, just about two weeks after its inauguration, has caused a lot of disappointment among all Odias. From the day of its inauguration, only six flights took off from this airport,” he added.Keeping this issue in mind, a delegation flew down from Dubai, met Naveen and emphasized on proper functioning of this airport for the overall development of the region.Another member of the delegation Priyadarshee Panigrahi, general manager, of a company in Dubai, said, “Bhubaneswar has about 11 daily direct flights from Delhi and about four daily direct flights from Mumbai. Initially, to ensure viability of flight services, some of these direct flights can be made hopping flights (with a stopover at Jharsuguda), for some days of the week.”CM’s office said that the state government has strongly recommended to the Centre to ensure direct air connectivity to Jharsuguda airport by making the Air India flight from Delhi to Bhubaneswar operate via Jharsuguda.Senior NROs had met Vipul, Consul General, Consulate General of India, Dubai, on October 17 to press for direct connectivity of this airport with major metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.The NROs also discussed with Naveen about hockey world cup and success of Make in Odisha conclave.

BHUBANESWAR: Odias living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday met chief minister Naveen Patnaik here and presented a memorandum urging him to ensure regular air connectivity to the newly opened Veer Surendra Sai Airport at Jharsuguda.The non-resident Odias (NROs) had celebrated the opening of the Jharsuguda airport in front of Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world) in the UAE. “It was our long pending demand to start an airport in western part of the state. But unfortunately, flight operation in the airport is not satisfactory,” said Soumya Ranjan Patnaik , director and CEO, International Shipping and Logistics FZE, Dubai.“The news of its erratic operation of flights, just about two weeks after its inauguration, has caused a lot of disappointment among all Odias. From the day of its inauguration, only six flights took off from this airport,” he added.Keeping this issue in mind, a delegation flew down from Dubai, met Naveen and emphasized on proper functioning of this airport for the overall development of the region.Another member of the delegation Priyadarshee Panigrahi, general manager, of a company in Dubai, said, “Bhubaneswar has about 11 daily direct flights from Delhi and about four daily direct flights from Mumbai. Initially, to ensure viability of flight services, some of these direct flights can be made hopping flights (with a stopover at Jharsuguda), for some days of the week.”CM’s office said that the state government has strongly recommended to the Centre to ensure direct air connectivity to Jharsuguda airport by making the Air India flight from Delhi to Bhubaneswar operate via Jharsuguda.Senior NROs had met Vipul, Consul General, Consulate General of India, Dubai, on October 17 to press for direct connectivity of this airport with major metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.The NROs also discussed with Naveen about hockey world cup and success of Make in Odisha conclave.

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