Bangalore: Thanks to the soaring airfare and the absence of Kingfisher Airlines flights, more and more commuters are relying on bus services for inter-city travel. According to players in the bus ticketing industry, demand has been 15-20% higher this season compared with the same period last year.
According to Aurvind Lama, cofounder and director, travelyaari.com, a real-time bus ticketing company, sales of tickets more than doubled during the current festival season. During the Diwali season last year, the company had done business worth Rs23 lakh per day, while this year the figure touched Rs75 lakh per day.
Same is the case with TicketGoose.com, a leading south Indian online bus-ticketing portal. According to Arun Athiappan, cofounder and CEO, TicketGoose.com, people who usually commute by train and air have shifted to bus this year.
12/11/12 Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya/Daily News & Analysis
