As Bihar gears up for both the festive rush and the upcoming Assembly polls, Air India and Air India Express on Tuesday announced a major capacity boost, adding 166 weekly flights to and from Patna to meet the soaring travel demand around Diwali and Chhath Puja.

The enhanced schedule, spanning from October 15 to November 2 for Air India and from October 22 to November 3 for Air India Express, aims to ease the travel surge expected during the state’s busiest travel season.

Air India will operate 38 additional flights each on the Delhi-Patna, Mumbai-Patna, and Bengaluru-Patna routes, while Air India Express will add 26 extra flights apiece on the Delhi-Patna and Bengaluru-Patna sectors.

These additions will come on top of Air India’s existing 42 weekly flights from Delhi and Mumbai, and A

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