New Delhi: Here’s some bad news for those planning to travel during the holiday season: With SpiceJet flights grounded on Wednesday and the airline’s future uncertain, airfares are hitting new highs.
A check on MakeMyTrip showed a one-way ticket on the Delhi-Kolkata route was being sold for Rs 38,000-42,000 on Wednesday. Also, only 14 seats were available and that, too, on full-service carriers.
The situation is no better in other sectors. A Delhi-Mumbai ticket for Wednesday was available at Rs 22,000-32,000, while a Delhi-Bengaluru flight ticket cost Rs 18,000-28,000. Data from MakeMyTrip show spot fares for the top three routes — Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Bengaluru — have risen significantly compared to December last year. While fares on the Delhi-Mumbai route have risen 45 per cent, Delhi-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Bengaluru tickets are priced 57 per cent and 42.5 per cent higher, respectively.
18/12/14 Surjeet Das Gupta/Business Standard
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A check on MakeMyTrip showed a one-way ticket on the Delhi-Kolkata route was being sold for Rs 38,000-42,000 on Wednesday. Also, only 14 seats were available and that, too, on full-service carriers.
The situation is no better in other sectors. A Delhi-Mumbai ticket for Wednesday was available at Rs 22,000-32,000, while a Delhi-Bengaluru flight ticket cost Rs 18,000-28,000. Data from MakeMyTrip show spot fares for the top three routes — Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Bengaluru — have risen significantly compared to December last year. While fares on the Delhi-Mumbai route have risen 45 per cent, Delhi-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Bengaluru tickets are priced 57 per cent and 42.5 per cent higher, respectively.
18/12/14 Surjeet Das Gupta/Business Standard
