To make travel seamless during the festive season and assembly elections, Air India and Air India Express announced 166 additional flights to and from Bihar. The airlines will run 38 extra flights each on routes like Delhi-Patna, Mumbai-Patna, and Bengaluru-Patna. Air India Express will add 26 more flights each between Delhi-Patna and Bengaluru-Patna routes from October 22 to November 3.