Bhubaneswar: Flight services between Bhubaneswar and Dubai will commence from March 5, official sources said. Incidentally, March 5 is the birth anniversary of late Biju Patnaik.

The first Bhubaneswar-Dubai flight (6E 0027) will leave the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here at 6.05 PM on March 5. It will reach the Dubai Airport at 9.45 PM.

Similarly, Dubai-Bhubaneswar flight (6E 0028) will depart from the Dubai Airport at 11.25 am on March 5 and reach the BPIA at 5.05 PM.

On the very day, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to inaugurate a walk-through museum of Biju Patnaik's Dakota aircraft.

The aircraft will be on public display at the BPIA from March 5.