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Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneshwar city is the major airport in the Orissa state. This airport is an international airport and is one of the busiest airports in the eastern India. The other airports are Jharsuguda Airport, Keonjhar Airport, and Rourkela Airport. Fights to/from Orissa connect the state to rest of the country. Orissa also has well established rail and road network because of which state has evolved and is fast developing.
Orissa is now becoming a tourist hot spot and is one of the most authentic and beautiful states in India. The state has got long history fated back from 3000 years. The biggest city is Bhubaneshwar which is also the capital city. There is a great rail system as well as a road transportation arrangement.
Because of well connected flights to/from Orissa, the state has seen a boost in the tourism and travel industry. Because of the flight connectivity, major part of the country is well connected to the state. The tourism industry is flourishing and the travel time is thus reduced. Biju Patnaik Airport in the Bhubaneshwar city has now being transformed in to the advanced integrated international airport so that there are increased connectivity as well as the number of flights.
There are numerous flights to/from Orissa. Some of the carriers are Jet Lite (Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, , Bangalore), Kingfisher Airlines (Kolkata), Air Deccan (Delhi, Kolkata, , Hyderabad, , Mumbai ,Visakhapatnam, Bangalore), Air India Regional ( Ranchi, Chennai, Kolkata), Indigo( Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad) and Air India IC (Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Raipur). Some of the flights are all day flights and some of them are thrice a week. The schedule for the flights changes according to the air traffic and regulation. At festive and seasonal times, flights to/from Orissa have increased frequency and offer the best of the services.
Most of the flights to/from Orissa are connected to Delhi and Mumbai and these two cities have the top international airports in India. It is very convenient for foreign tourists to catch up the flights from these major metros which are well connected to the Orissa state. The flight departure, arrival and other details can be obtained from the respective airliner's websites or the airport authorities. The rates are always varied depending on the travel time, but due to increase in competition among domestic airliners, the rates are competitive. Some of the budget airliners are also there, which offers cheaper flights to/from the state.
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