Overview
- IndiGo’s website is not accepting reservations on the Dubai–Bhubaneswar route beyond late March, with multiple reports citing March 30 as the cutoff.
- Khaleej Times says it has sought clarification from IndiGo on the route’s status, and the airline’s response is pending.
- The Biju Janata Dal urged the BJP-led Odisha government to intervene, citing the route’s importance for tourism, trade and mobility.
- Odisha Samaj UAE wrote to Chief Secretary Anu Garg requesting talks with authorities and the airline to retain the service.
- Launched May 15, 2023 as a thrice-weekly flight and currently the only nonstop UAE link to Bhubaneswar, the route’s potential withdrawal follows the recent end of a separate Abu Dhabi–Bhubaneswar service.