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Maha Kumbh: Akasa Air increases Prayagraj flights; reduces fares by 30-45 pc
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....aha Kumbh: Akasa Air increases Prayagraj flights; reduces fares by 30-45 pc<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 30-1-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) Akasa Air has reduced ticket prices for flights to Prayagraj by 30-45 per cent and increased the number of flights to the city, sources said on Thursday in the wake of the government asking airlines to maintain reasonable fares. Airfares for the flights to....
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.... Prayagraj have been on the rise in view of the Maha Kumbh, which commenced on January 13 and will conclude on February 26. On Wednesday, the civil aviation ministry asked airlines to increase flights and maintain reasonable airfares for Prayagraj flights. In a release on Thursday, Akasa Air said it has ramped up connectivity to Prayagraj with special flights from Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and....
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.... Bengaluru. This is in addition to the daily direct services from Mumbai and Delhi. The sources said Akasa Air has reduced ticket prices for Prayagraj flights by 30-45 per cent. As per the airline's website, a ticket for the Pune-Prayagraj flight on February 19 is a little over Rs 28,000. Meanwhile, Air India on Thursday said it has added more flights to Prayagraj. "Effective 01 February 2025,....
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.... Air India will operate a second daily service between Delhi and Prayagraj until 28 February 2025. Air India has also added special daily services between Mumbai and Prayagraj that will operate until 28 February 2025," the airline said in a release. With these additions, Air India will operate 21x weekly flights to Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh. Air India Express will commence daily direct fli....
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....ghts between Delhi and Varanasi from February 5. "Additionally, Bengaluru–Varanasi flights will increase from three to four per day, while Hyderabad–Varanasi, which already operates daily, will see the addition of thirty more flights in February and March, providing more travel options for pilgrims and visitors," the carrier said in a release. On January 25, Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad....
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.... Joshi wrote a letter to Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu about complaints regarding exorbitantly high airfares for Prayagraj flights. "Significant increase in travel demand has led to exorbitantly high airfare prices for flights to Prayagraj from different parts of the country, which has made it difficult for the devotees to plan air travel to Maha Kumbh. "I shall be grateful if you co....
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....uld kindly look into the matter considering the consumer interest and do the needful," Joshi said in the letter. PTI RAM LUX RAM BAL BAL<BR> News - Press release - PIB....