Rush of people booking tickets for the native villages and towns has begun.
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Vijayawada: With Sankranti, one of the biggest festivals of Telugus, just 10 days away, the rush of people booking tickets for the native villages and towns has begun. Lakhs of people visit Vijayawada and nearby villages from Hyderabad every year and the demand for all types of transport is very high and prices almost double during the season.
This time, however, private bus fares have surpassed flight fares between Hyderabad and Vijayawada. A seat on a luxury bus costs almost Rs 2,500 per seat on January 14 and 17, as against Rs 1,999 and Rs 4,476 depending on the airline. On the other hand, despite slight rise in reservation charges of APSRTC, all the tickets on peak days have been almost sold out. “I managed to get tickets for my sister and myself to travel from Hyderabad to Vijayawada in a RTC bus but return tickets are not available. Now I have to spend some thousands for a private service or take a train,” said techie P. Avinash who comes to the city every weekend. The newly launched Amaravati buses, which were put into service after Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched them on January 1, were the first ones to get booked.
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