Mumbai: The cost of commuting, real estate, petrol and essential commodities has always been higher in Mumbai compared to other Indian cities. Now, airfares have made it to that list.
Air ticket prices have jumped across the board, but when fares on flights originating from six Indian cities to six international destinations in the neighbourhood are compared, it emerges that, this season, rates from Mumbai have witnessed the steepest hike.
A case in point is tickets to Dubai. "Airfares on the Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi- Dubai flights were almost on a par," said Anoop Kanuga, director, Bathija Travels. Not any more. To go to Dubai next week, a passenger from Mumbai will need to pay at least Rs 34,000, the cheapest return fare this weekend. But a passenger from Delhi can do a Dubai return for Rs 22,000.
Similarly, the cheapest return flight to Singapore from Mumbai costs Rs 7,000 more than that from Delhi.
11/11/12 Manju V/Times of India
