Falling jet fuel prices have yielded a bonanza for fliers and that too in the festive season. Airfares on some prime routes, including Delhi-Mumbai, this year are 50 per cent lower than same time last year.
According to travel portal Yatra.com, on an average, the domestic air fares have come down by about up to 20 per cent, while Makemytrip has seen a drop of up to 10 per cent across domestic and international routes over the last year. October-February is generally considered a peak flying season.
For this week, a one-way ticket to Mumbai from Delhi is available for Rs.3,426 on an average, over 50 per cent cheaper compared with Rs.6,923 in the first week on November last year. Likewise, average price for a one-way ticket from Delhi to Chennai is cheaper by 52 per cent at Rs.4,253, against Rs.8,960 in the year-ago period, as per data by Yatra.com. Similarly, a flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru is cheaper by 24 per cent, Delhi to Hyderabad 44 per cent lower; Bengaluru to Delhi now costs 7 per cent less and Mumbai to Kolkata costs over 2 per cent less.
05/11/15 Yuthika Bhargava/The Hindu
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According to travel portal Yatra.com, on an average, the domestic air fares have come down by about up to 20 per cent, while Makemytrip has seen a drop of up to 10 per cent across domestic and international routes over the last year. October-February is generally considered a peak flying season.
For this week, a one-way ticket to Mumbai from Delhi is available for Rs.3,426 on an average, over 50 per cent cheaper compared with Rs.6,923 in the first week on November last year. Likewise, average price for a one-way ticket from Delhi to Chennai is cheaper by 52 per cent at Rs.4,253, against Rs.8,960 in the year-ago period, as per data by Yatra.com. Similarly, a flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru is cheaper by 24 per cent, Delhi to Hyderabad 44 per cent lower; Bengaluru to Delhi now costs 7 per cent less and Mumbai to Kolkata costs over 2 per cent less.
05/11/15 Yuthika Bhargava/The Hindu
