Patna: With Diwali and Chhath just a few months away, there has been a surge in air travel bookings.
Many people are planning to return to Patna, their hometown, to celebrate the festivals with their families. The short trip, however, will prove to be a costly affair as flight tickets are quite expensive during the period.
While Diwali will be celebrated on October 26, Chhath will begin on November 2.
According to travel agents and executives of airlines operating from the city, most Patna-bound flights from destinations like Chennai and Bengaluru have already been booked.
“The price of tickets available in some of the flights is three times higher than the average rate,” Abhishek Kumar, a travel agent on Exhibition Road told this newspaper.
A Sri Krishnapuri-based travel agent, Sanjay Singh, said huge rush of passengers would be witnessed on Patna-bound flights from October 18 till the first week of November.
Another travel agent, Tarun Pal, pointed out that flyers would now get only connecting flights on most routes, the prices of which are higher than those of direct flights.
“The airfare will further increase. The highest rush is being observed on the New Delhi-Patna and Mumbai-Patna routes,” he said.
28/08/19 Faryal Rumi/Times of India
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Many people are planning to return to Patna, their hometown, to celebrate the festivals with their families. The short trip, however, will prove to be a costly affair as flight tickets are quite expensive during the period.
While Diwali will be celebrated on October 26, Chhath will begin on November 2.
According to travel agents and executives of airlines operating from the city, most Patna-bound flights from destinations like Chennai and Bengaluru have already been booked.
“The price of tickets available in some of the flights is three times higher than the average rate,” Abhishek Kumar, a travel agent on Exhibition Road told this newspaper.
A Sri Krishnapuri-based travel agent, Sanjay Singh, said huge rush of passengers would be witnessed on Patna-bound flights from October 18 till the first week of November.
Another travel agent, Tarun Pal, pointed out that flyers would now get only connecting flights on most routes, the prices of which are higher than those of direct flights.
“The airfare will further increase. The highest rush is being observed on the New Delhi-Patna and Mumbai-Patna routes,” he said.
28/08/19 Faryal Rumi/Times of India
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