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The only direct flight connecting Bhubaneswar to Dubai is likely to be withdrawn from service by IndiGo soon.

At present, the airline runs the service three times a week from Biju Patnaik International Airport, but the updated schedule released by AeroRoutes reportedly omits the Bhubaneswar-Dubai route from October 24.

If this service is discontinued, passengers from Odisha heading to Dubai will have to rely on connecting flights, including the recently introduced Bhubaneswar-Abu Dhabi service, before travelling onward to Dubai.

The Bhubaneswar-Dubai flight was launched with much fanfare on May 21, 2023, when then Chief Ministe...