Holi: Trains packed to capacity, airlines get fewer reservations

Jaipur: The Railways are all set to witness a mad rush of people for the upcoming festival of ‘Holi’. Trains from Jaipur to States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal have been booked up to capacity while the reservation waiting has also gone much beyond 100. However, private airline companies are seeing fewer reservations for Holi despite their low air fares.

As per the current price, airfare from Mumbai to Jaipur for Holi is Rs 3,600. Similarly, air travel from Chennai to Jaipur will be around Rs 6,100. The fares this year are even less than during the pandemic period. Despite this, there are very few bookings for the festive season.

On the other hand, trains have been fully booked and the railways have made no plans for running extra trains on Holi. However, extra coaches will be added to some trains to manage the huge rush.

AIR FARES DURING HOLI FESTIVAL

• 12 flights available daily for travel from Mumbai
• Fare from Mumbai to Jaipur for March 6 between Rs 3.6K to Rs 6,048
• Six flights daily from Benguluru to Jaipur while fare falls between Rs 6,511 to Rs 9,155
• Five flights daily from Hyderabad to Jaipur. Fare begins at Rs 6,067 to Rs 6,367
• Three flights daily from Kolkata to Jaipur, fare at Rs 7,557
• Two flights daily from Pune to Jaipur, the fare at Rs 5,416 to Rs 5,628
• One flight daily from Chennai to Jaipur, fare at Rs 6,076

BOOKINGS IN MAJOR TRAINS

• 31 waiting in sleeper, 33 in the third AC in train 12956 Jaipur-Mumbai Super
• Bikaner-Guwahati (15633) on March 1, 131 in Sleeper, 51 waiting in Third AC
• Train Jodhpur-Varanasi 14854 Marudhar 101 in Sleeper, 31 waiting in Third AC on March 6
• In train Garib Nawaz Express (15716) on March 6, 100 were in the sleeper, 45 waiting in the third AC
• Train Ajmer-Sealdah 12988 on March 5, 200 in Sleeper, 68 waiting in Third AC
• In train Jodhpur-Howrah (12308) on March 4, 98 in the sleeper, 44 waiting in the third AC