Odisha on Friday welcomed new flight services from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar to Jaipur, Kochi, Lucknow, and Patna, an official release said. This initiative has been taken as a part of Odisha’s New Destination Policy (NDP) 2024. Similar flight services also commenced from Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda to Hyderabad, Raipur and Lucknow.