AirAsia to start Bhubaneswar-Kuala Lumpur direct flight

Malaysian carrier AirAsia Berhad will launch direct flights from Bhubaneswar to Kuala Lumpur in April.
The service would start on April 26 and there would be four direct flights every week.
"This new route is operated exclusively by AirAsia Berhad...," the airline said in a release today. It would be AirAsia Group's 16th route into India.
With Bhubaneswar now added to the network, AirAsia is unlocking the potential of international air travel from Kuala Lumpur to Eastern India and its surrounding areas, AirAsia Berhad CEO Aireen Omar said.
"We are thrilled to be serving Bhubaneswar direct, a huge market that no other airline is serving directly from Malaysia," he added.

AirAsia group also connects Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, New Delhi directly to Kuala Lumpur.