Mahakumbh-2025: In a first, Prayagraj airport handles over 100 flights in a day
Prayagraj Airport sees record passenger numbers during Mahakumbh-2025, with over 20,000 travelers on peak days, following major upgrades and expanded capacity.
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The airport completed a century of scheduled flight operations in a single day, on February 16. A record 20,297 passengers travelled (the highest ever in a single day) on 120 scheduled flights.
Earlier, on February 15, again 120 scheduled flights were operated, Prayagraj airport officials said. This was the highest number of scheduled flights in a day, after the construction of the airport. On February 15, 19,822 passengers travelled on 120 scheduled flights, they added.
Prayagraj Airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 16, 2018 and made functional with flight operations on January 1, 2019 just before the formal start of Kumbh-2019.
Records show that on February 16, 2025, 10,152 passengers arrived on board 60 scheduled flights while 10,145 flew out on 60 flights. Likewise, on February 15, 10,300 arrived on board 60 scheduled flights, while 9,522 flew out on another 60 scheduled flights.
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