PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 17 -- It is not just the railway stations and roads leading into Prayagraj that are dealing with heavy devotee movement as they continue to pour into and out of the Mahakumbh city. Even the Prayagraj Airport has been humming with activity, setting records.

The airport completed a century of scheduled flight operations in a single day, on February 16. A record 20,297 passengers travelled (the highest ever in a single day) on 120 scheduled flights.

Earlier, on February 15, again 120 scheduled flights were operated, Prayagraj airport officials said. This was the highest number of scheduled flights in a day, after the construction of the airport. On February 15, 19,822 passengers travelled on 120 scheduled flights, they adde...