Flights from Odisha's Jharsuguda airport to take off again under UDAN

Jharsuguda airport to be connected to six cities -- Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Raipur

Flight services at Odisha's second airport -- the Veer Surendra Sai airport at Jharsuguda -- are poised to take off again under the third phase of 'Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik' (UDAN) scheme.  

At a press briefing in Delhi, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said, "The Jharsuguda airport will be connected to six cities -- Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Raipur. Leading operators like Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Alliance Air and Turbo Airlines will provide the flight services." 

It may be recalled that the Jharsuguda airport, after being inaugurated by Prime Minister