New Delhi: The steep rail fare rise at a time when Budget carriers are offering discounted tickets every other day, has now made flying cheaper than chugging along for travellers who latch on to airline offers.
While regular airfares remain significantly higher than Rajdhani second AC fares (the benchmark for low-cost carriers or LCCs), travel industry insiders say that the airlines will drop advance purchase fares in the lean-travel months of January-March and July-September.
"The July-September lean travel season will see very competitive advance-purchase fares which will compare favourably with second AC fares. In peak travel months (April-June and October-December), the difference in train and airfares will be significant and flying will be more expensive," said Kapil Kaul of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
21/06/14 Times of India
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While regular airfares remain significantly higher than Rajdhani second AC fares (the benchmark for low-cost carriers or LCCs), travel industry insiders say that the airlines will drop advance purchase fares in the lean-travel months of January-March and July-September.
"The July-September lean travel season will see very competitive advance-purchase fares which will compare favourably with second AC fares. In peak travel months (April-June and October-December), the difference in train and airfares will be significant and flying will be more expensive," said Kapil Kaul of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
21/06/14 Times of India
