Chennai: Flying into Chennai has become expensive for last-minute travellers. One-way fares from Delhi, Mumbai and a few other cities have crossed the 20,000 cap being considered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
This has particularly hit travellers to Coimbatore and Madurai as they have to travel via Chennai.
Flights to the city are costlier than those out of it on domestic routes. A one-way ticket from Delhi to Chennai on Friday is in the 20,000 - 31,000 range while a ticket to Delhi costs just 4,500. One-way spot fares on Mumbai-Chennai route are in the 8,000 - 16,000 range. Fares are higher if there is a stopover.
One-way fare from Mumbai to Madurai via Bangalore is 27,000 and 11,000 - 14,000 to Coimbatore, while Delhi-Coimbatore fare is 12,000 to 15,000.
Travel agents say tickets to Chennai are in high demand as most travellers are those coming to spend holidays with relatives and friends while travel out of the city is mostly for business.
26/12/14 Times of India
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This has particularly hit travellers to Coimbatore and Madurai as they have to travel via Chennai.
Flights to the city are costlier than those out of it on domestic routes. A one-way ticket from Delhi to Chennai on Friday is in the 20,000 - 31,000 range while a ticket to Delhi costs just 4,500. One-way spot fares on Mumbai-Chennai route are in the 8,000 - 16,000 range. Fares are higher if there is a stopover.
One-way fare from Mumbai to Madurai via Bangalore is 27,000 and 11,000 - 14,000 to Coimbatore, while Delhi-Coimbatore fare is 12,000 to 15,000.
Travel agents say tickets to Chennai are in high demand as most travellers are those coming to spend holidays with relatives and friends while travel out of the city is mostly for business.
26/12/14 Times of India
