The longer you fly the lesser you pay — a study of a detailed fare analysis done for the first time for calendar year 2014 by the country’s aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shows.
Among 18 routes studied connecting 10 metro and non-metro locations, the cheapest per km flying cost came out to be Rs 5 on the Delhi-Chennai sector spanning the longest flight distance of 1,754 km. Per km ticket cost stood the highest on the Delhi-Leh route at Rs 11.88, for flying nearly a third of the distance of 611 km. The limited availability of seats on the Delhi-Leh sector on account of fewer airlines flying to the location and limitations on flying hours affects to an extent price movement on the route.
But broadly the study shows, while the per km flying cost between the top six metros Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad ranged between Rs 5 (Delhi-Chennai) and Rs 7.04 (Mumbai-Hyderabad), flights from metros to non-metro locations such as Guwahati, Leh, Port Blair and Srinagar were more expensive. The average per km flying cost from Delhi to Srinagar was Rs 9.44 for covering a distance of 644 km. It stood at Rs 8.18 on Kolkata-Guwahati route (distance of 526 km) and Rs 6.99 on the Kolkata-Port Blair sector.
17/06/15 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Financial Express
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Among 18 routes studied connecting 10 metro and non-metro locations, the cheapest per km flying cost came out to be Rs 5 on the Delhi-Chennai sector spanning the longest flight distance of 1,754 km. Per km ticket cost stood the highest on the Delhi-Leh route at Rs 11.88, for flying nearly a third of the distance of 611 km. The limited availability of seats on the Delhi-Leh sector on account of fewer airlines flying to the location and limitations on flying hours affects to an extent price movement on the route.
But broadly the study shows, while the per km flying cost between the top six metros Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad ranged between Rs 5 (Delhi-Chennai) and Rs 7.04 (Mumbai-Hyderabad), flights from metros to non-metro locations such as Guwahati, Leh, Port Blair and Srinagar were more expensive. The average per km flying cost from Delhi to Srinagar was Rs 9.44 for covering a distance of 644 km. It stood at Rs 8.18 on Kolkata-Guwahati route (distance of 526 km) and Rs 6.99 on the Kolkata-Port Blair sector.
17/06/15 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Financial Express
