Mumbai: Scheduled commuter airline Air Odisha commenced services today, from Andhra Pradesh to Chhattisgarh with the launch of a flight to Jagdalpur from Visakhapatnam via Raipur.
The services launched under the Udan regional connectivity scheme of the central government were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing, Air Odisha said in a release.
With Jagdalpur now connected by air from capital city Raipur, the travel distance between the two cities gets reduced to 40 minutes, against 15 hours by a train or six to seven hours by a road journey, the release added.
The airfare for a single-way journey has been kept at Rs. 1,670, which is in line with the Rs. 2,500 ticket price fixed for a one-hour journey under the Udan scheme.
14/06/18 PTI/NDTV
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The services launched under the Udan regional connectivity scheme of the central government were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing, Air Odisha said in a release.
With Jagdalpur now connected by air from capital city Raipur, the travel distance between the two cities gets reduced to 40 minutes, against 15 hours by a train or six to seven hours by a road journey, the release added.
The airfare for a single-way journey has been kept at Rs. 1,670, which is in line with the Rs. 2,500 ticket price fixed for a one-hour journey under the Udan scheme.
14/06/18 PTI/NDTV
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