Why fly to Delhi? Singapore's cheaper

Mumbai: It's easier flying to Kuala Lumpur than to New Delhi. Seriously. Domestic travel has gone down because of cheaper international fares and easy access to countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Tickets on international routes are selling out fast while tickets for domestic tourist destinations like Kullu Manali, Shimla, Goa and Kerala, have few buyers.
The fares on international routes announced by low cost airline AirAsia start from Rs 4,000 for a Mumbai-Kuala Lumpur flight. The tickets on Indian carriers operating on the domestic sector are higher. The airfare for Mumbai- Delhi is at least Rs 5,000.
"We have noticed that the traffic in the international sector has increased because of low cost airlines floating cheaper tickets. If a three-night-four-day stay in Kullu Manali is more expensive than Kuala Lumpur, wouldn't you rather fly abroad," asks Devang Sanghvi, owner, Venus Holidays Limited.
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Categories: Foreign Oct 2010