Thiruvananthapuram: Airlines have jacked up fares from the airports to the destinations in the West Asia to an all-time high to cash in on the demand for seats from the relatives of Non-Resident Keralites with the educational institutions closing for the two-month summer vacation in the State.
One-way fares from Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin and Kozhikode international airports to the various destinations in West Asia, that was in the range of ₹6,000 to ₹12,000 earlier this month, have gone up by 200 to 400% and seats are unavailable in the economy class in the airlines.
This hike in fares from the gateways of the State is unprecedented, industry analysts say. Airlines cash in on the demand for seats by increasing fares to the West Asia destinations every summer but they had been limiting it to 50 to 100%.
For a one-way economy class ticket from the three international airports to the destinations in West Asia on April 1, the day after educational institutions close after the academic year, the fare is in the range of ₹21,998 to ₹ 88,705. An economy class ticket in Emirates from the State capital to Dubai is available for ₹69,438 and ₹88,705 to Doha in Qatar Airways.
27/03/19 S. Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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One-way fares from Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin and Kozhikode international airports to the various destinations in West Asia, that was in the range of ₹6,000 to ₹12,000 earlier this month, have gone up by 200 to 400% and seats are unavailable in the economy class in the airlines.
This hike in fares from the gateways of the State is unprecedented, industry analysts say. Airlines cash in on the demand for seats by increasing fares to the West Asia destinations every summer but they had been limiting it to 50 to 100%.
For a one-way economy class ticket from the three international airports to the destinations in West Asia on April 1, the day after educational institutions close after the academic year, the fare is in the range of ₹21,998 to ₹ 88,705. An economy class ticket in Emirates from the State capital to Dubai is available for ₹69,438 and ₹88,705 to Doha in Qatar Airways.
27/03/19 S. Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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