Jamshedpur: Flight services to Jamshedpur, Agartala and Shillong will start from Calcutta on February 28.

Air Deccan has promised an introductory fare of Rs 999 inclusive of taxes for flights to Jamshedpur.

"We are eager to provide services under Udan (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme to the people of Jamshedpur," Air Deccan CEO G.K. Anantharaman said, citing procedural issues for the delay in launching the service that was meant to start in September 2017 but was postponed at least three times.

"We will have flights from Calcutta to Agartala and Shillong commencing from the same date," he said.

Tickets can be booked online at www.airdeccan.co.in. The flight will leave Calcutta at 12.45pm and reach Jamshedpur's Sonari Airport at 1.45pm.

It will leave Jamshedpur at 2.10pm and reach Calcutta at 3.10pm, operating six days a week, barring Sundays.

Union minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha, during a visit to the steel city on January 9, said the launch of the service had been delayed by Air Deccan that won the bid for the route under the Udan scheme.

"They (Air Deccan) sought a few days, citing procedural delays but promised to launch the service by the last week of February," said G.K. Chaukiyal, member, operations, Airports Authority of India.