India, Oct. 14 -- Air India and Air India Express on Tuesday announced the addition of 166 flights to and from Patna to meet the surge in demand for travellers around the festive season of Diwali and Chhath Puja.

According to a press release by Air India, the Tata-owned carrier will operate 114 additional flights between Patna and different cities. In addition to that, the company's subsidiary Air India Express will operate 52 additional flights connecting the capital of Bihar to Delhi and Bengaluru.

The additional flights will begin operations on Wednesday, October 15, and run till November 2.

Air India will operate additional flights on the following routes from October 15 to November 2:

Additionally, Air India Express will operate:...