Jharsuguda: Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, will launch flight services from Veer Surendra Sai Airport (VSSA) in Odisha's Jharsuguda to state's capital city Bhubaneswar and Raipur in Chhattisgarh from June 5, official sources said.

The flights will operate under the Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme of the Central Government.

"Alliance Air would be commencing operations from Jharsuguda connecting Bhubaneswar & Raipur on June 5, 2019," tweeted Ministry of Civil Aviation.

More feathers in the cap of #UDAN. Alliance Air would be commencing operations from Jharsuguda connecting Bhubaneswar & Raipur on June 5, 2019. Flights would also be mounted to connect Mysore & Bengaluru on June 7; Mysore to Cochin & Goa are in pipeline.#SabUdenSabJuden

— Ministry of Civil Aviation (@MoCA_GoI) May 31, 2019

The Jharsuguda-bound Alliance Air flight will depart from Bhubaneswar at 9.05 am and arrive at the VSSA at 10.10 am. The flight will leave Jharsuguda at 10.35 am towards Bhubaneswar and will land at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) at 11.40 am, an airport official said.