Mumbai-Delhi airfare soars to Rs 35,000

New Delhi: If you are planning to fly from Delhi to Mumbai at short notice, get ready to shell out more than you would for a return ticket to, say, Dubai or Bangkok . Passengers buying tickets on the date of travel or a day or two earlier on this sector in the past few days have seen one-way fares on full service carriers skyrocket to Rs 16,000-20,000 in economy, and Rs 20,000-35,000 for business class!
While airfares across the domestic network are 15-25% higher this peak travel season, the Delhi- Mumbai sector has seen a 200-300% jump thanks to a number of factors plaguing the two airports that together account for almost 70% of all domestic flights.
Low-cost carriers are only marginally cheaper with spot or day before travel date fares (one way) ranging from Rs 13,000-17,000; some budget players, however, are charging even up to Rs 22,000. Only tickets being bought at least three to four days before travel date on this sector begin at a slightly more normal rate of Rs 6,000, but with only a few seats available, even that gets sold out fast.
17/11/10 Saurabh Sinha/Economic Times

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Categories: Airports Nov 2010, Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2010