‘Airlines To Cut Fares By 50% For Maha Kumbh’: Minister’s Big Announcement

Civil Aviation Minister Ok Ram Mohan Naidu has introduced a 50 per cent discount in airfare for passengers touring to the Kumbh Mela in an unique interview with NDTV. The brand new lowered fares got here into impact beginning right this moment.

The federal government has already directed airways to chop the ticket costs. Three conferences had been held with airline firms earlier than implementing the fare discount.

Airways had been reminded that such a grand occasion occurs as soon as in 140 years, they usually should be aware of the importance.

On the identical time, the federal government has ensured that airways don’t undergo monetary losses because of the fare discount.

Earlier, aviation watchdog DGCA (Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation) had requested airways to rationalise airfares for flights to Prayagraj. On January 23, the DGCA officers held a gathering with airline representatives relating to this. 

In January, the DGCA had accredited of 81 further flights to fulfill the elevated demand. Airways, together with SpiceJet, are working extra flights and the variety of flights working to and from the town has gone as much as 132.

However the elevated quantity additionally got here with an enormous spike in air fare, with Delhi-Prayagraj ticket costs alone seeing a 21-fold rise.

The Maha Kumbh, which began on January 13, will conclude on February 26.

The full footfall for the mega spiritual pageant has surpassed 199.4 million, regardless of a stampede earlier this week because of the overwhelming rush at key bathing ghats.

A brief metropolis has sprung up throughout 4,000 hectares (9,990 acres) on the river banks – the dimensions of seven,500 soccer fields – with 150,000 tents to accommodate devotees and nearly an equal variety of bogs.