Bhubaneshwar-Surat direct flight soon

Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) Direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Surat will start operating soon, said Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Monday. The direct flight will operate twice a week.The Odisha parliamentarian and Surat MP Darshana Jardosh met Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday and requested him for a direct flight between the two cities."Met Sri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon'ble Minister Civil Aviation, along with Hon'ble MP, Surat today. We both requested him for a direct flight between Surat and Bhubaneswar. Good news that the flight would start twice a week very soon," tweeted Sarangi.Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had last year requested the former Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu for a direct flight between Bhubaneswar and Surat.
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