KANPUR: The low fares had swiftly increased the number of passengers on the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight.
Though the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight is just 45 days old and was launched on May 24 at Chakeri Airport, the passenger rush is increasing with each passing day. The important fact being that the number of passengers for Delhi from Kanpur has been substantially contributing to the passenger strength on the Kolkata-Kanpur-Delhi flight and vice versa. The reason for this surge is the lowest air fare of Rs 1,585 between Kanpur and Delhi. The lowest fare for Kanpur-Kolkata stands to be around Rs 5,000.
The data provided by Air India authorities revealed that in last 10 days, around 268 passengers arrived from Delhi and 277 boarded flight No 9802 from Chakeri Airport for reaching Delhi. On Saturday, as many as 48 passengers arrived at Chakeri Airport from Delhi and 53 passengers left for the capital.
Same is the case with the Kanpur-Kolkata journey, where 850 people left for Kolkata from Chakeri Airport and 820 reached Kanpur from there since the launch of the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight. Also, in the past 45 days, around 2,152 passengers have travelled between Kanpur and New Delhi and vice versa.
The increasing number of passengers on both the air routes between Kanpur-Delhi and Kanpur-Kolkata will pave way for the launch of the Kanpur-Mumbai flight.
It is to be recalled that at the launch of Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight on May 24, it was announced that efforts would be made to connect Kanpur-Mumbai via air route. Civil aviation minister Vyalar Ravi had stated that his ministry would study the need for the Kanpur-Mumbai flight from Chakeri Airport and if the demand would be high, a flight between the two destinations would be provided.
Prashant Shukla, an official of Air India said that the rush is due to the low fares instroduced by the airline. He said that the air travellers could avail the benefit of low fares till September 15. It is worth mentioning that TOI in its edition of July 3 had mentioned that Air India is set to introduce lowest fares for air travel between Kanpur-New Delhi and vice-versa. It was stated that a passenger could fly between Kanpur-New Delhi by paying Rs 1,585, Rs 2,085 and Rs 2,585 according to the class chosen by the passenger. The new rates became effective from July 4.
An Air India official pointed out that non-existence of any other flight from Chakeri Airport is benefiting Air India.
Though the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight is just 45 days old and was launched on May 24 at Chakeri Airport, the passenger rush is increasing with each passing day. The important fact being that the number of passengers for Delhi from Kanpur has been substantially contributing to the passenger strength on the Kolkata-Kanpur-Delhi flight and vice versa. The reason for this surge is the lowest air fare of Rs 1,585 between Kanpur and Delhi. The lowest fare for Kanpur-Kolkata stands to be around Rs 5,000.
The data provided by Air India authorities revealed that in last 10 days, around 268 passengers arrived from Delhi and 277 boarded flight No 9802 from Chakeri Airport for reaching Delhi. On Saturday, as many as 48 passengers arrived at Chakeri Airport from Delhi and 53 passengers left for the capital.
Same is the case with the Kanpur-Kolkata journey, where 850 people left for Kolkata from Chakeri Airport and 820 reached Kanpur from there since the launch of the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight. Also, in the past 45 days, around 2,152 passengers have travelled between Kanpur and New Delhi and vice versa.
The increasing number of passengers on both the air routes between Kanpur-Delhi and Kanpur-Kolkata will pave way for the launch of the Kanpur-Mumbai flight.
It is to be recalled that at the launch of Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight on May 24, it was announced that efforts would be made to connect Kanpur-Mumbai via air route. Civil aviation minister Vyalar Ravi had stated that his ministry would study the need for the Kanpur-Mumbai flight from Chakeri Airport and if the demand would be high, a flight between the two destinations would be provided.
Prashant Shukla, an official of Air India said that the rush is due to the low fares instroduced by the airline. He said that the air travellers could avail the benefit of low fares till September 15. It is worth mentioning that TOI in its edition of July 3 had mentioned that Air India is set to introduce lowest fares for air travel between Kanpur-New Delhi and vice-versa. It was stated that a passenger could fly between Kanpur-New Delhi by paying Rs 1,585, Rs 2,085 and Rs 2,585 according to the class chosen by the passenger. The new rates became effective from July 4.
An Air India official pointed out that non-existence of any other flight from Chakeri Airport is benefiting Air India.
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