Bhubaneswar: A miscommunication between the state government and Union civil aviation ministry has delayed the start of international flight operations from Bhubaneswar.
The aviation ministry said it has not received any letter from the state government pertaining to the request of Fly Dubai to start operations. But state government claimed it sent a letter along with written interest evinced by the international carrier.
A second letter sent by chief secretary J K Mohapatra to the civil aviation secretary on Thursday revealed that the state government had written to the civil aviation ministry on February 24. But after four months (on June 30) the ministry declined to have ever received any request letter of Fly Dubai forwarded by the state government. "We had enclosed a copy of the request letter of Fly Dubai, seeking permission for flight operation. But the ministry communicated to us that it never received such letter," said a top state government official.
20/07/14 Times of Indfia
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The aviation ministry said it has not received any letter from the state government pertaining to the request of Fly Dubai to start operations. But state government claimed it sent a letter along with written interest evinced by the international carrier.
A second letter sent by chief secretary J K Mohapatra to the civil aviation secretary on Thursday revealed that the state government had written to the civil aviation ministry on February 24. But after four months (on June 30) the ministry declined to have ever received any request letter of Fly Dubai forwarded by the state government. "We had enclosed a copy of the request letter of Fly Dubai, seeking permission for flight operation. But the ministry communicated to us that it never received such letter," said a top state government official.
20/07/14 Times of Indfia
