Patna airfares skyrocket ahead of Diwali, Chhath homecoming

Passengers at Patna airportPatna : Patna-bound airfares have begun soaring ahead of Diwali and Chhath with passengers from Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Ranchi facing steep increases for travel around the festive dates. The surge is particularly sharp in the first and second weeks of Nov when a large number of people working in other states are expected to return to Bihar .