Flying home before Diwali would be a costly affair.
Almost two months before the festival of lights, the airfare of Patna-bound flights on different sectors has shot up. Compared to regular days, the Diwali weekend ticket prices are almost double on some routes.
On normal days, the airfare on the Delhi-Patna route is around Rs 4,000. But a ticket for November 2, the day before Diwali, would cost at least Rs 7,000.
Similarly, the airfare on the Mumbai-Patna route has soared from around Rs 9,000 on normal days to around Rs 11,000 before Diwali. The price of flight tickets on the Calcutta-Patna route has increased from Rs 3,000-4,000 to Rs 7,000 for November 2.
The non-resident Biharis are worried over the festive rush in flights and the fare pinch. “Last year, no tickets were available on the Mumbai-Patna route a few days before Diwali. Even if tickets are available this year, the prices would be astronomically high,” said Mumbai-based Saurav Kumar, having his roots in SK Nagar.
07/09/13 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/The Telegraph
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Almost two months before the festival of lights, the airfare of Patna-bound flights on different sectors has shot up. Compared to regular days, the Diwali weekend ticket prices are almost double on some routes.
On normal days, the airfare on the Delhi-Patna route is around Rs 4,000. But a ticket for November 2, the day before Diwali, would cost at least Rs 7,000.
Similarly, the airfare on the Mumbai-Patna route has soared from around Rs 9,000 on normal days to around Rs 11,000 before Diwali. The price of flight tickets on the Calcutta-Patna route has increased from Rs 3,000-4,000 to Rs 7,000 for November 2.
The non-resident Biharis are worried over the festive rush in flights and the fare pinch. “Last year, no tickets were available on the Mumbai-Patna route a few days before Diwali. Even if tickets are available this year, the prices would be astronomically high,” said Mumbai-based Saurav Kumar, having his roots in SK Nagar.
07/09/13 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/The Telegraph
