In anticipation of no blanket extension of a lockdown across the country after May 4, airlines have started domestic flight ticket sales again.
A look at airline websites and online ticketing portals on Wednesday revealed that — despite the new social distancing norms, including an empty middle seat, an earlier than usual closure of check-in counters and extended ground halts periods for sanitisation — air fares were low to attract passengers. This is quite contrary to what most reports had suggested.
Bookings from May 4 were on Wednesday available at return fare ranging from ?4,829 to ?7,438 on the Delhi-Mumbai sector, the busiest in the country. Fares on this sector, usually at a premium because of summer vacation, were available starting at ?2,500 (one way) by IndiGo through is website and app.
The lowest return fare on this sector was being offered by Air India at ?4,829 while the highest return fare was on SpiceJet for ?7,438. Air Asia has tickets in the range of ?4,998 and ?5119 depending on flight timing. GoAir and Vistara had tickets going for ?6,150 and ?7,438 respectively.
IndiGo is selling tickets for 18 flights between Delhi and Mumbai, 16 to Bengaluru from Delhi and 11 to Chennai from the national capital. While Vistara is selling seats on 15 flights between Mumbai and Delhi (each way), SpiceJet has seats on 7 flights available.
15/04/20 Aditya Anand/The Hindu
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A look at airline websites and online ticketing portals on Wednesday revealed that — despite the new social distancing norms, including an empty middle seat, an earlier than usual closure of check-in counters and extended ground halts periods for sanitisation — air fares were low to attract passengers. This is quite contrary to what most reports had suggested.
Bookings from May 4 were on Wednesday available at return fare ranging from ?4,829 to ?7,438 on the Delhi-Mumbai sector, the busiest in the country. Fares on this sector, usually at a premium because of summer vacation, were available starting at ?2,500 (one way) by IndiGo through is website and app.
The lowest return fare on this sector was being offered by Air India at ?4,829 while the highest return fare was on SpiceJet for ?7,438. Air Asia has tickets in the range of ?4,998 and ?5119 depending on flight timing. GoAir and Vistara had tickets going for ?6,150 and ?7,438 respectively.
IndiGo is selling tickets for 18 flights between Delhi and Mumbai, 16 to Bengaluru from Delhi and 11 to Chennai from the national capital. While Vistara is selling seats on 15 flights between Mumbai and Delhi (each way), SpiceJet has seats on 7 flights available.
15/04/20 Aditya Anand/The Hindu
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