Prayagraj Airport is seeing a steady increase in both passengers and aircraft during Mahakumbh 2025. Several aviation and passenger traffic records have been broken so far this month. Even though there are often ten flights to Delhi each day, the cost of the ticket keeps going up. Over 100 aircraft, with fares reaching the sky. The fare in Bengaluru surpasses Rs 39,000.
The cost of a flight from Prayagraj to Delhi during Mahakumbh is at least Rs 13,000. This fare has exceeded 20,000 rupees on certain days. Over 100 aircraft have taken off from Prayagraj Airport in the past two days. Nevertheless, seats are unavailable on direct flights to the majority of places, even with the expensive ticket.
Prayagraj's most expensive airfare
Bengaluru has the highest fare. On February 18, a private airline business charged Rs 39,146 per person to go to Bengaluru. The cost of transportation to Bengaluru during Maha Kumbh is at least Rs 22,000. Mumbai is in a similar situation. The minimum ticket for the seven direct flights from Prayagraj to Mumbai on February 18 was Rs 21,974.
Pune and other cities saw fare increases as well. The sole direct flight to Pune costs at least 20,000 rupees. In addition, the cost of flights to other cities, like as Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Bhubaneswar, has gone up. For these cities, aviation companies charge whatever fare they choose. The schedule for the majority of the flights operated by Spice Jet, Air India, and other airlines has only been made public till February 28.
Meanwhile, more direct flights have also been launched. A direct service from Prayagraj to Pune has been launched by the aviation operator Indigo. At 11:10 am, this flight departs Prayagraj and arrives in Pune at 1:10 pm. At 2:00 pm, it leaves Pune and arrives in Prayagraj at 4:10 pm. Also, it is possible to begin a direct flight from Prayagraj to Ranchi within a day or two.
Prominent cities offer direct flights to Prayagraj Airport
Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Jaipur, Jammu, Guwahati, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Dehradun, Raipur and Bilaspur.
At the same time, the fares have gone up because of the increased airport traffic brought on by Maha Kumbh, but travelers are still experiencing a lot of flying discomfort.