Diwali 2023: There has been an increase in air fares due to Diwali and Chhath. Apart from this, a lot of crowd of passengers is being seen in trains also. People traveling are facing a lot of problems due to this. Let us tell you that many people come to Bihar on the occasion of festival. In such a situation they are facing problems. The situation is such that advance booking is going on in buses also. The fare from Mumbai to Patna has crossed Rs 30 thousand. On the other hand, the waiting list for trains coming to Patna is going on till 7th November. People say that he is paying more rent. People coming from outside the state are facing a lot of problems. There is no space in the plane as well as in the train and bus. It is said that after spending thousands of rupees, even taxis are not available to the people.
Increase in flight tickets from November 3
Traveling from Bengaluru to Kolkata is hurting people’s pockets. The demand for tickets is high here. The fare from Bengaluru to Patna has reached Rs 11,000 since November 3. After this it has increased by two thousand. The fare for Spice Jet flight on 11th November is Rs 24664. On the other hand, the IndiGo flight fare for this route is Rs 6,26975.
Fares increased as the festival approached
The fare in Patna and Kolkata has reached around nine thousand rupees around Diwali. Fares in Mumbai and Patna have increased since November 8. Till November 7, the fare for this route is available for Rs 8500. At the same time, after this it has almost doubled. The fare on Delhi-Patna route has also crossed Rs 24 thousand in November. There is an increase in fares as the festival approaches.
Special train is running during the festival
Let us tell you that in a way, an increase in fares is being seen. On the other hand, in view of the additional rush of passengers, the Railways has announced the operation of many special trains. The number of flights from Indigo has also increased by six pairs recently. Indigo’s direct flights to Jaipur are starting from 29th October. This will be an aircraft that will fly seven days a week. Indigo has released flight schedules for Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Ranchi, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar.
One-way special train starts operating
Operation of many special trains including Patna- Anand Vihar, Saharsa- New Delhi has been announced. Many Puja special trains are being operated by the Railways for the convenience of the passengers. In this series, many festival special trains including Patna-Anand Vihar, Saharsa-New Delhi are going to operate. Even before this, operation of Puja special train between Asansol and Anand Vihar via Dhanbad-Koderma-Gaya was announced. Amrit Kalash passenger special train is also going to operate from Patna to New Delhi. Apart from this, operation of a one-way special train from Dhanbad to Ernakulam started from October 27. Let us tell you that Railways has announced to run about 60 special trains in the month of October-December. About 900 trips will be made by these special trains. Along with this, for the convenience of passengers, 02 Vande Bharat trains are already being run on Patna-Ranchi and Patna-Howrah railway sections, which will definitely benefit the passengers.