Prayagraj-Bhubaneswar flight service likely to start in March

Prayagraj: IndiGo airlines is likely to commence flight service from Prayagraj to Bhubaneswar and Bhopal from March 28.

Prayagraj will get direct air connectivity to Bilaspur from March 1, following the successful trial run of Alliance Air flight between the two cities.

According to official sources, the Prayagraj-Bilaspur flight will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. It will take off from Prayagraj at 3 p.m. and land in Bilaspur at 4 p.m. The flight from Bilaspur would take off at 3.45 p.m. and land in Prayagraj at 5.05 p.m.

The trial run of Alliance Air flight from Prayagraj to Bilaspur covered the aerial distance of 374 km in mere one hour.

Regional director of Airport Authority of India (AAI), Achal Prakash said: “The city is fast getting connected by air with major cities of the country and this will continue in future as Prayagraj is a major tourist attraction.”

Presently, the city has direct air-connectivity with seven major cities of the country, including Delhi (two different operators, seven days a week), Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Gorakhpur, Raipur and Kolkata.

(IANS)

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