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Odisha weighs options for Bangkok flight connectivity

Both AirAsia and Air India are keen to operate, though the former wants Rs 1.70 lakh per flight as subsidy

Odisha weighs options for Bangkok flight connectivity
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Nirmalya BeheraJayajit Dash Bhubaneswar
The selection of an operator to run flights between Bhubaneswar and Bangkok has emerged as a tricky issue for the Odisha government.

With both AirAsia and Air India keen to run flight operations between the two destinations, the state government is carefully evaluating the proposals made by the carriers. 

AirAsia has tentatively agreed to launch operations to Bangkok from March or April next year. But, its proposal is accompanied by a rider -- the operator has sought a subsidy of Rs 1.70 lakh per flight run to make the service commercially viable. AirAsia Berhad, the low-cost carrier from Malaysia, already has a

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