Mahakumbh broke all records, railway-aviation got rice, reports revealed

Last update:March 13, 2025, is 13:08

Mahakumbh has broken all the records, and during this time not only the Yogi government, but also the Railways and Airlines have also earned well. According to Xigo report, the bookings of the visit to Prayagraj during Mahakumbh …Read more

Maha kumbh record: Mahakumbh in Prayagraj has not only broken all records, but during this time not only the Yogi government, the railway and airlines have earned bumper. This disclosure has been made in a report by India’s major online travel agency Exigo. According to Xigo, there was a tremendous increase in the bookings of Prayagraj Yatra during the Mahakumbh Mela held between January 13 and February 26. While flight bookings increased by 5.4 times compared to last year, the airports near Lucknow and Varanasi registered a 69% increase.

During Mahakumbh, train bookings saw 4 times the increase in bus bookings. According to the agency, the enthusiasm of the youth between 20 and 25 years of Mahakumbh was worth seeing. In the total bookings of the bus, the youth’s partnership was about 26 percent. At the same time, during the Mahakumbh Mela, the bus passengers of Gen Z (Gen Z) saw a 20 percent increase compared to the past years. 50 percent of all bus passengers going to Prayagraj were under 30 years of age. Apart from this, the most bookings in these 45 days were seen from Delhi, Mumbai, Kanpur, Meerut, Varanasi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Ranchi and Ayodhya.

Exigo told these special things in its report

Booking of flights from exigo
• Flight bookings for Prayagraj increased 5.4 times year after year 5.4 times
• 69 percent year -year increase in nearby airport (Lucknow and Varanasi)
• Major Urban Area: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Goa and Bhubaneswar

Train booking from exigo
• Train bookings for Prayagraj increased 4 times year after year
• Solo passengers took 60 percent of the train bookings, which was more than the group travel
• Major Urban Area: Delhi, Mumbai, Kanpur, Meerut, Varanasi and Lucknow

Booking from Abhibus for Mahakumbh
• Bus bookings increase for Prayagraj 20 times year after year
• 20-25 year old young passengers made 26 percent of the total bus bookings
• Major Urban Area: Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Nagpur, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Ranchi and Ayodhya
• The number of passengers bus passengers during Kumbh Mela increased 20 times compared to the previous financial year
• Out of all bus passengers going to Prayagraj, 50 percent of the people were under 30 years of age.
• In February 2025, the most expensive bus seat was sold in 14,860 INR for the Vijayawada-Varanasi route.