Dubai: Airfares between the UAE and India will not change despite an increase by carriers in the Indian domestic market, said travel industry experts.
Indian media reports domestic airfares in India increased by as much as 25 per cent in response to rising costs due to the weak Indian rupee.
SpiceJet, Jet Airways, and Air India were reported to have increased fares.
“There will be no increase in airfares [between the UAE and India] as a result of the weak rupee,” Ram Babu, UAE Country Manger at Air India, said.?Babu said airfares would not increase due to the number of carriers flying between India and the UAE.
“With 10 operators between the two markets there is more capacity than demand. Because of this, fares will stay low in the lean period,” he said.
India-based Air India, SpiceJet, Jet Airways, Air India Express and UAE-based Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia, and RAK Airways fly between the two countries.
Tarique Khatri, Senior Vice President at ClearTrip.ae, said there would be some impact. However, it was unlikely there would be a price increase because of market capacity.
05/09/13 Alexander Cornwell/Gulf News
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Indian media reports domestic airfares in India increased by as much as 25 per cent in response to rising costs due to the weak Indian rupee.
SpiceJet, Jet Airways, and Air India were reported to have increased fares.
“There will be no increase in airfares [between the UAE and India] as a result of the weak rupee,” Ram Babu, UAE Country Manger at Air India, said.?Babu said airfares would not increase due to the number of carriers flying between India and the UAE.
“With 10 operators between the two markets there is more capacity than demand. Because of this, fares will stay low in the lean period,” he said.
India-based Air India, SpiceJet, Jet Airways, Air India Express and UAE-based Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia, and RAK Airways fly between the two countries.
Tarique Khatri, Senior Vice President at ClearTrip.ae, said there would be some impact. However, it was unlikely there would be a price increase because of market capacity.
05/09/13 Alexander Cornwell/Gulf News
