Bhubaneswar, Jan. 15 -- Odisha is steadily positioning itself as the aviation hub of Eastern India, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Thursday.
Taking to social media platform X, the Chief Minister announced that Bhubaneswar Airport has set a new all-time record, with 5.15 million (51.5 lakh) passengers travelling through the airport in 2025. With this achievement, the airport now ranks 13th in India in terms of passenger movement.
Describing the milestone as a strong indicator of Odisha's growing connectivity and aviation expansion, Majhi said the achievement reflects seamless and strategic coordination between the State Government's B-MAAN scheme and the Central Government's UDAN scheme.
He noted that the B-MAAN scheme is a vis...