Record high airfare on Dubai-Kochi direct route

Mumbai: Air India pilots strike may be long over, but the airline has continued to operate a curtailed flight schedule, which in turn, has hit passengers who fly down to India from the Middle East for the festive season, Onam this time.
The reduction in number of seats on this route has taken airfares, especially those for direct flights between Dubai and Kochi, to an incredible high.
On Sunday, the lowest fare on offer for travel next week from Dubai and for return in September on the Dubai-Kochi-Dubai direct route begis at Rs 1.9 lakh.
The fare for a ticket to Emirates is being offered by some travel portals. Over a month ago, Emirates had sold out all the seats for flights scheduled in the coming weeks in this route. But seats to Emirates flights are available on some travel portals.
19/08/12 Manju V/Times of India

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Categories: airports Aug 2012, Foreign Aug 2012