BJP MP from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi announced the development on her twitter handle. Sarangi a former IAS officer before joining politics informed that the flight service between the two cities will start from January 1.
Aparajita Sarangi
✔@AprajitaSarangi
Today, I’m delighted that my request to Civil Aviation Ministry to commence a direct AI flight between Bhubaneswar and Surat is granted.Will start from 1st January, 2020 ( three days a week). Our Odia friends in Surat were wanting this.Grateful to @narendramodi @HardeepSPuri https://twitter.com/AprajitaSarangi/status/1153249498740604928 …
Aparajita Sarangi
✔@AprajitaSarangi
Met Sri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister, Civil Aviation, alongwith Hon’ble MP, Surat today. We both requested him for a direct flight between Surat and Bhubaneswar. Good news that the flight would start twice a week very soon. Felt happy with the outcome of the meeting.
Direct flight between the two cities will benefit thousands of people from Odisha especially from places like Ganjam, who work and reside in Surat.
Prasanta Patnaik