New Delhi: Domestic airlines have jacked up their fares multifold for flights landing and departing from the airports closer to Chennai in the wake of heavy rains in the state and subsequent closure of the capital city airport.
National carrier Air India was charging fares as high as Rs 51,750 for a business class ticket for its flight to the city from Bangalore for today, while private Jet Airways fares stood at Rs 47,000.
These fares, in normal situation, could be around Rs 25,000, a travel agent said.
"Some airlines have doubled air fares for flights to cities such as Bangalore, Hyderabad and Coimbatore, which are not very far from Chennai," Iqbal Mulla, president of Global Tourism Council in Mumbai said.
04/12/15 PTI/Economic Times
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National carrier Air India was charging fares as high as Rs 51,750 for a business class ticket for its flight to the city from Bangalore for today, while private Jet Airways fares stood at Rs 47,000.
These fares, in normal situation, could be around Rs 25,000, a travel agent said.
"Some airlines have doubled air fares for flights to cities such as Bangalore, Hyderabad and Coimbatore, which are not very far from Chennai," Iqbal Mulla, president of Global Tourism Council in Mumbai said.
04/12/15 PTI/Economic Times
