Prayagraj Airport is tipping up to manage the enormous increase of explorers and travelers for Maha Kumbh 2025. With the event’s crucial days coming close to, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has actually guided airline companies to make certain air travels stay affordable and capability suffices to satisfy need.
Akasa Air and SpiceJet have actually reacted with contributions to their timetables. Starting January 28 and 29, Akasa Air will certainly attach Prayagraj with Ahmedabad and prepares to run 9 trips from Ahmedabad and 12 from Bangalore in February, including about 4,000 seats.
SpiceJet is releasing trips from Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Hyderabad, adding an added 43,000 seats in February 2025.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has actually released clear standards to airline companies, guaranteeing smooth traveling throughout top event days, consisting of the Shahi Snan on January 29 and February 3, and various other substantial days on February 4, 12, and 26.
Prayagraj has actually changed right into a significant traveling center as a result of the biggest spiritual event for Maha Kumbh 2025. Currently, the flight terminal takes care of 132 trips with 80,000 month-to-month seats, up from 8 straight links in December 2024 to 17 today. Including attaching trips, the city currently relates to 26 locations, consisting of Srinagar and Visakhapatnam.
The modernisation of Prayagraj Airport has actually played a critical function in fitting this rise. Terminal room broadened from 6,700 sq. m. to 25,500 sq. m., with the old incurable updated to manage 1,080 peak-hour travelers and a brand-new incurable functional for 1,620 travelers. For the very first time in 106 years, evening trips were presented, making it possible for 24/7 procedures.
Efficiency upgrades consist of tripling car park capability from 200 to 600 lorries, enhancing check-in counters from 8 to 42, and improving airplane activity with added taxi tracks and car park bays (from 4 to 15). Security and luggage handling were likewise enhanced with 10 XBIS-HB makers and 5 conveyor belts.
In simply one week of Maha Kumbh procedures, the flight terminal took care of 30,172 travelers and ran 226 trips, surpassing 5,000 travelers in a solitary day for the very first time.
