There are no seats available in trains, people reach their homes on Chhath Puja by any means possible. The condition of trains going to Bihar from all the big cities of the country is very bad. There is a rush of passengers at the stations, the railways have run many special trains on the occasion of Chhath Puja, but it is insufficient.
Actually the same situation happens every year on Chhath Puja (chhath puja 2024), trains are crowded, premium trains run in the name of special trains, the fares of which are much higher than normal trains. Flight facilities are also available in many cities of Bihar-Jharkhand including Patna. But you will be surprised to hear the flight fare on Chhath Puja (Flight on Chhath Puja 2024).
Flight fare on Chhath Puja is sky-high
In Chhath Puja, the airfare from Delhi to Patna reached between Rs 10,000 and Rs 23,000 on Tuesday. In fact, seeing the increase in demand, airline ticket prices have also skyrocketed. On normal days, the flight ticket from Delhi to Patna is around Rs 5,000. But airfares have tripled during Chhath Puja.
In fact, airlines are also taking advantage of the opportunity: passengers traveling from Delhi to Patna have to pay a maximum of Rs 23,000 for a two-and-a-quarter hour air journey.
While the airfare from Delhi to Dubai (Delhi to Dubai flight ticket price) on November 5 is around Rs 12,000, while the airfare from Delhi to Paris (France) is Rs 22,500. In such a situation, the air ticket price to Bihar has doubled compared to that from Delhi to Dubai, while on November 5, the fare from Delhi to Patna and Delhi to Paris is the same.
large crowd even in flight
Not only this, there has also been a huge increase in airfares from metropolitan cities to other cities of Bihar-Jharkhand. The airfare from Delhi to Deoghar increased to Rs 14,668 on Tuesday. While the flight ticket price from Delhi to Deoghar for Wednesday is Rs 10,258. However, on normal days, the airfare from Delhi to Deoghar is around Rs 5,500.
Let us tell you that Chhath Puja will start tomorrow i.e. Tuesday. Nahay-Khay is on Tuesday, November 5 and Kharna will be held the next day, November 6. While on November 7, Arghya will be offered to the setting Sun, and then on November 8, Chhath Puja will end with Arghya to the rising Sun.
