First flight to Bhubaneswar from Ranchi takes-off

Ranchi: The capital was air-linked with Bhubaneswar today when an Indian (airlines) flight took-off from Birsa Munda Airport.
The Alliance Air Boeing 737 that took off today is the airline’s second flight to Delhi and the first to Bhubaneswar from Ranchi, said airport spokesperson Dhananjay Tiwari.
According to Indian’s schedule, the flight takes-off from Delhi at 4.30 pm and reaches Ranchi at 6.05. After leaving the state capital at 6.35 pm, it reaches Bhubaneswar at 7.25 pm. Half an hour break later, the plane takes-off for the national capital and reaches its destination at 9.55 pm.
In the inaugural flight, there were five passengers to Bhubaneswar while 45 were going to Delhi, said the Indian station manager here, Satish Kumar Bage.
Barring Indian, Air Sahara and Air Deccan also operate flights between Ranchi and Delhi.
28/02/07 Calcutta Telegraph

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