Monday, August 19, 2019

MP demands regulation of airfares to Gulf

Kozhikode: M.K. Raghavan, MP, has written to the Prime Minister and the Minister for Civil Aviation seeking regulation of airfares to the Gulf countries which have gone through the roof recently.

In a release, he said the fares from the four airports in the State to a majority of West Asian countries had gone up by 300% to 500% from between ₹4,500 and ₹13,000. The minimum fare from Thiruvananthapuram to Sharjah on August 31 would be ₹19,000. The maximum fare to Kuwait from there would be ₹92,000.

As economy class tickets were not available in most of the services, the common people were forced to opt for the business class tickets. Mr. Raghavan said this would affect the Non-Resident Keralites and their families who would be returning to the Gulf countries after the school vacation.
19/08/19 The Hindu
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