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Around 1.5 lakh estimated to travel from Delhi by bus during Diwali: redBus

New Delhi, Nov 13 (UNI) A high volume of intercity bus ticket bookings have been registered on online bus ticketing platform redBus during Diwali, indicating that people have adapted to new normal in Covid times and started travelling, the private bus operating company said.
Around 100 plus private bus operators are gearing up to cater to the year’s peak travel days by running around 700 plus daily services, through which they are expected to transport 1.5 lakh passengers, across a cumulative distance of around 2 crore kilometres during the Diwali week, redBus said in a statement on Friday
Travel industry has been one of the hardest-hit industries due to Covid pandemic. The data suggests some recovery in the travel sentiment.
The booking for Diwali on redBus had already started 14 days in advance before the festival on 14th November.
The data from redBus so far indicates that travel between Delhi and Gorakhpur, UP, is the most sought after bus route in Delhi for Diwali.
The top 5 cities where redBus is witnessing high demand for travel in Delhi are Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Amritsar and Jaipur.
For Diwali this year, the shortest intercity bus route booked from Delhi is between Delhi and Noida, covering a distance of 46 kilometres in 1 hour and 21 minutes and the longest is between Delhi and Goa, covering a distance of 1904 kilometres in 36 hours, it added.
Safety continues to be an important factor under consideration during the festive rush, with redBus strictly adhering to laid guidelines, applicable to both bus operators and travellers, under its Safety Plus Program.
Accordingly, all passengers and crew are required to wear masks while travelling, with facilities for hand sanitization offered within the vehicle. Temperature checks will be undertaken at boarding and no linen will be provided by operators. Buses will be sanitized after each trip in accordance with the established guidelines, the statement stated.
The intercity bus travel demand is expected to last beyond the festive season as bus travel steadily returns to normalcy.
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