Business standard reports that Kingfisher airlines (schedule) will now fly twice daily between Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. Until recently Kingfisher only flew BBSR-Hyderabad direct and BBSR-Delhi with a stop in Hyderabad. With this addition there will be five daily flights between BBSR and Kolkata (1 Indian, 2 Air Deccan and 2 Kingfisher). Both Air Deccan and Kingfisher flights are scheduled such that one can go from BBSR to Kolkata or Kolkata to BBSR and do business and return the same day.

[Thanks to Deba Nayak in ornet for the tip on the above.]

As per the May 2007 schedule Air Sahara, which has been bought by Jet Airways, ceases to fly between Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad. It will now only fly between Bhubaneswar and Delhi. Thus the number of daily flight connections between BBSR and Hyderabad reduces to 2 (Kingfisher and Air Deccan).