Maha Kumbh 2025:The much-awaited Maha Kumbh is starting in Prayagraj from January 13. Crores of people will take a dip in the Triveni Sangam during this 45-day long Maha Kumbh. Big beliefs are associated with this Maha Kumbh, which is being held after 12 years.
Due to which it is believed that more than 40 crore people will take a dip in the Triveni Sangam this time. The government has also made full preparations for this. Prayagraj can be easily reached by road, rail and plane. Keeping this Maha Kumbh in mind, aviation companies have also diverted many planes towards Prayagraj. Due to which reaching Prayagraj by air will be easier and comfortable this time than before.
According to data from aviation analytics company Cirium, a large number of planes will fly to Prayagraj. According to the report, Prayagraj Airport handled a total of 117 flights in December. The figure will almost double in early February.
SpiceJet is connecting these cities to Prayagraj
Currently, SpiceJet planes do not fly to Prayagraj. But due to Maha Kumbh, it will operate 35 flights a week with one flight each daily from Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru. SpiceJet made good money in the Maha Kumbh held in Prayagraj 12 years ago. At that time, the company operated 7 flights on some days in view of the demand. But compared to today, there is a lot of difference in SpiceJet before 2014.
Government company Alliance Air operates its flights from Prayagraj. Due to which, apart from Delhi, it will be easy for this company to connect Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Dehradun to Prayagraj. At the same time, Indigo and Akasa Air are increasing their capacities.
Who is connecting how many cities?
Alliance Air is connecting 9 cities to Prayagraj and Indigo is connecting 7 cities to Kumbh city. SpiceJet will connect 5 cities and Akasa Air will connect 2 cities. In a week, 42 ​​flights of Indigo, 35 flights of SpiceJet, 26 flights of Alliance Air and 14 flights of Akasa Air will be operated from Prayagraj.
Every week 7374 seats will be available in IndiGo, 5558 seats in SpiceJet, 2613 seats in Akasa Air and 1666 seats in Alliance Air. Let us tell you, airline companies are connecting a total of 23 cities to Prayagraj.
The March quarter was very difficult
The months from January to March were very difficult for airline companies. The board exams in this month also affected the aviation sector. But due to Maha Kumbh, airline companies are seeing great possibilities. They are trying to capitalize on it.
Will Prayagraj airport be able to handle so much air traffic?
The airport of Kumbh city Prayagraj is controlled by the Indian Air Force. In the last 12 years, the capacity of Prayagraj airport has doubled. In view of the Maha Kumbh, the government has also invested a lot in Prayagraj airport. A large number of devotees from the country and abroad will come to Prayagraj. Due to which airline companies and the Airport Authority of India have increased the number of employees.
