Air ticket prices in Patna saw a sharp increase on Friday as news of train cancellations due to the ongoing Agnipath scheme protests started coming in on Thursday.
“The price of an air ticket from Patna to Kolkata, which was at ₹4,959 on Thursday, went up to ₹17,000 and all seats on the three IndiGo flights were sold out on Friday,” a travel agent in Patna told Hindustan Times.
Similarly, the price of an air ticket from Patna to Delhi that was being sold at ₹6,500 on Thursday spiked to ₹12,000 on Friday morning. No seats were available on morning flights, despite there being at least 16 daily flights between the two sectors, the travel operator added.
