Jammu: Keeping the demand-supply principle in mind, two airlines have withdrawn four flights in the past six months from the Jammu airport to keep the airfares towards higher side.
On an average, the airport got 21 flights daily during this time last year. Now, it has 17 flights per day.
Though the airlines gave no reason for their decision, experts claimed that it was a strategy to keep the airfares on the higher side.
“If the passengers have limited flights from any place, they will have to shell out more for travel. Just to sell tickets at higher rates, airlines have withdrawn the flights,” said sources at the airport.
While Indigo Airlines has cancelled three flights, SpiceJet has withdrawn one flight from the Jammu airport. In March this year, Indigo withdrew the flights on the Bengaluru-Delhi-Amritsar-Jammu route. On August 16, it cancelled the regular flight from Hyderabad-Jaipur-Jammu and back. On September 1, it withdrew its flight between Jammu-Delhi, which was the first morning flight from Jammu to Delhi departing.
16/09/18 Amit Khajuria/Tribune
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On an average, the airport got 21 flights daily during this time last year. Now, it has 17 flights per day.
Though the airlines gave no reason for their decision, experts claimed that it was a strategy to keep the airfares on the higher side.
“If the passengers have limited flights from any place, they will have to shell out more for travel. Just to sell tickets at higher rates, airlines have withdrawn the flights,” said sources at the airport.
While Indigo Airlines has cancelled three flights, SpiceJet has withdrawn one flight from the Jammu airport. In March this year, Indigo withdrew the flights on the Bengaluru-Delhi-Amritsar-Jammu route. On August 16, it cancelled the regular flight from Hyderabad-Jaipur-Jammu and back. On September 1, it withdrew its flight between Jammu-Delhi, which was the first morning flight from Jammu to Delhi departing.
16/09/18 Amit Khajuria/Tribune
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