Footfalls on the rise

Tourist destinations in Visakhapatnam are attracting people in droves as public transport improves

The number of people travelling from Visakhapatnam to various destinations is fast picking up after the restoration of train services, removal of restrictions on movement of RTC and private buses and flights following a drop in COVID-19 cases. Tourist places have also opened up recently and are already attracting people in droves, despite the threat of a third wave. Travel lovers, who have been confined to their homes for a greater part of the year, are eager to chill out on the beaches and destinations like Araku. Unlike after COVID-19 first wave when people preferred to travel by own cars, patronage of public transport has increased now as public confidence grew seemingly due to increased vaccination and relaxation of quarantine rules at airports and railway stations. Air Asia has recently launched two new flights, one each to Hyderabad and Chennai from Visakhapatnam.