Agartala: With Tripura reeling under highway slush, inflated petrol prices as well as that of basic consumer goods and highway blockade, to make matters worse, various airlines, including Air India, have been charging exorbitant fees for tickets on the Agartala-Calcutta and Agartala-Guwahati routes.
All the airlines charged between Rs 11,000 and Rs 11,500 per ticket on the Agartala-Calcutta and Agartala-Guwahati routes yesterday and today.
“This is a matter of deep concern. We are virtually disconnected by road from the rest of the country and if the air services swoop on the people of the state like vultures, the situation will become critical,” Tripura transport minister Manik Dey said.
In normal circumstances, when rail and bus services function, the price of air tickets on these routes vary between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000. Air India flights ply between Agartala and Calcutta but it has no service between Agartala and Guwahati. On the Calcutta route, they are charging more than Rs 10,000.
Private airlines like Indigo and Spicejet have no upper limit on airfares. The flying time between Agartala and Calcutta is only 45 minutes while it is 40 minutes between Agartala and Guwahati.
10/07/16 North East Today
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All the airlines charged between Rs 11,000 and Rs 11,500 per ticket on the Agartala-Calcutta and Agartala-Guwahati routes yesterday and today.
“This is a matter of deep concern. We are virtually disconnected by road from the rest of the country and if the air services swoop on the people of the state like vultures, the situation will become critical,” Tripura transport minister Manik Dey said.
In normal circumstances, when rail and bus services function, the price of air tickets on these routes vary between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000. Air India flights ply between Agartala and Calcutta but it has no service between Agartala and Guwahati. On the Calcutta route, they are charging more than Rs 10,000.
Private airlines like Indigo and Spicejet have no upper limit on airfares. The flying time between Agartala and Calcutta is only 45 minutes while it is 40 minutes between Agartala and Guwahati.
10/07/16 North East Today
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