Despite the Aviation ministry's warning, airlines are making the most of the tragedy unfolding in Chennai.
With incessant rains and floods forcing aviation authorities to shut down operations at Chennai airport till 6 December, ticket costs have shot up overnight.
Plus, the non-functional airport has left thousands of travellers stranded in the city, looking for alternative avenues of travel. Many passengers are somehow making their way to Bengaluru.
A Bengaluru-Delhi-Indore flight ticket is being sold for Rs 56,000. The Times of India reported this morning, that on Thursday at 6 pm, the cheapest one-way Friday fare on the Bengaluru-Delhi route was Rs 24,000, offered by Spice Jet. In a matter of two hours the fare climbed to Rs 28,000. That's far more than the average ticket price one pays to travel to Kuala Lumpur from Bengaluru!
The price hike is more shocking beyond belief as the Aviation ministry had on 3 December warned airlines that it would intervene if the carriers didn't stop taking advantage of the situation.
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With incessant rains and floods forcing aviation authorities to shut down operations at Chennai airport till 6 December, ticket costs have shot up overnight.
Plus, the non-functional airport has left thousands of travellers stranded in the city, looking for alternative avenues of travel. Many passengers are somehow making their way to Bengaluru.
A Bengaluru-Delhi-Indore flight ticket is being sold for Rs 56,000. The Times of India reported this morning, that on Thursday at 6 pm, the cheapest one-way Friday fare on the Bengaluru-Delhi route was Rs 24,000, offered by Spice Jet. In a matter of two hours the fare climbed to Rs 28,000. That's far more than the average ticket price one pays to travel to Kuala Lumpur from Bengaluru!
The price hike is more shocking beyond belief as the Aviation ministry had on 3 December warned airlines that it would intervene if the carriers didn't stop taking advantage of the situation.
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