Chhath Puja Rush Pushes Patna Flight Fares Above ₹44,000 as Demand Surges

With Chhath Puja approaching, airfares on several domestic routes connecting major Indian cities with Patna have surged, making festive travel increasingly expensive for passengers returning to Bihar. One-way ticket prices have reached as high as ₹44,625 on the Lucknow–Patna route for November 13. The sharp increase highlights the pressure on domestic airline capacity as seasonal passenger demand rises ahead of one of Bihar’s biggest festivals.

Chhath Puja, which begins on November 13, is driving a significant increase in travel demand to Bihar, with thousands of people working in other parts of the country preparing to return home for the celebrations.

The demand has pushed up airfares across several major domestic routes, including connections from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Lucknow to Patna.

According to fare information available on MakeMyTrip at 3.43 pm on November 12, the lowest available one-way fare from Delhi to Patna for November 13 was ₹15,367 on SpiceJet’s non-stop flight SG-709. The highest listed fare was ₹30,385 for an Air India service involving a stopover in Mumbai.

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