Plunging fares: Fly to London for Rs 25,000

Bangalore: International air fares from India, and particularly Bangalore, are getting attractive. These fares are estimated to be now 30% less than what they were a year ago. The Bangalore-London sector is seeing a huge slugfest after the launch of Kingfisher's maiden flight. Emirates on Thursday announced it's dropping the Bangalore-London (via Dubai) return economy fare to Rs 25,300 effective September. Earlier, the fare was Rs 38,000. The average return ticket used to be Rs 45,000, but is now Rs 35,000.
A return economy ticket on the Bangalore-Singapore route last year was around Rs 27,000 (inclusive of taxes); it's now just Rs 17,000.
The main driver has been the addition of capacity by all airlines. Besides, the opening of the new Bengaluru International Airport, with its higher capacity, has encouraged five new carriers to launch international operations.
12/09/08 Anshul Dhamija/Times of India

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Categories: Foreign Sep 2008, Indian Aviation- In General Sep 2008