Jet crisis pushes up airfares to Mum
Cancelled Flights See Starting Fares Rise To Nearly ₹10,000
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:21.03.2019
The Jet Airways crisis has caused an increase in airfares on the Chennai-Mumbai route as the airline has cancelled more daily services. Now four flights have been cancelled on the Chennai to Mumbai sector.
The one-way airfare on the route has increased by ₹5,000 on an average. Fare for booking a week in advance is in the range of ₹6,245 to ₹17,000, while it generally costs between ₹3,500 and ₹6,000.
Jet Airways services have been cancelled after planes were grounded following financial trouble faced by the airline. As more aircraft are being grounded, the shortage of seats on the route is expected to affect travellers planning trips in April and May.
There is good demand for seats on the Chennai to Mumbai route because many travellers fly to Mumbai to board flights to international destinations.
The starting fare on direct flights on the route is ₹7,873 for travel on Friday and Saturday, ₹9,787 for Sunday, ₹8,687 for Monday. The cancellation also has an impact on peak hour flights, because the airline has cancelled services during morning peak hours when demand is high on Tuesday, said an airport official.
The fares are high on most other routes, like Delhi, Pune, Coimbatore because Jet Airways has cancelled around 19 flights to different destinations from Chennai this month.
Basheer Ahmed of Metro Travels said fares are usually high around this time due to summer holidays, but the withdrawal of flights has increased the fares further. “The fares are high mostly on the Mumbai route. There is a mild increase on the Delhi route.” “Airfare will increase further next month as more people travel domestically during school holidays. There will be an increase in the number of international travellers flying to Mumbai to board connecting flights as well,” he added.
Airfares on domestic trunk routes connecting metro cities are already high because IndiGo grounded its B737 Max 8 plane following the Ethiopian air crash.
Cancelled Flights See Starting Fares Rise To Nearly ₹10,000
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:21.03.2019
The Jet Airways crisis has caused an increase in airfares on the Chennai-Mumbai route as the airline has cancelled more daily services. Now four flights have been cancelled on the Chennai to Mumbai sector.
The one-way airfare on the route has increased by ₹5,000 on an average. Fare for booking a week in advance is in the range of ₹6,245 to ₹17,000, while it generally costs between ₹3,500 and ₹6,000.
Jet Airways services have been cancelled after planes were grounded following financial trouble faced by the airline. As more aircraft are being grounded, the shortage of seats on the route is expected to affect travellers planning trips in April and May.
There is good demand for seats on the Chennai to Mumbai route because many travellers fly to Mumbai to board flights to international destinations.
The starting fare on direct flights on the route is ₹7,873 for travel on Friday and Saturday, ₹9,787 for Sunday, ₹8,687 for Monday. The cancellation also has an impact on peak hour flights, because the airline has cancelled services during morning peak hours when demand is high on Tuesday, said an airport official.
The fares are high on most other routes, like Delhi, Pune, Coimbatore because Jet Airways has cancelled around 19 flights to different destinations from Chennai this month.
Basheer Ahmed of Metro Travels said fares are usually high around this time due to summer holidays, but the withdrawal of flights has increased the fares further. “The fares are high mostly on the Mumbai route. There is a mild increase on the Delhi route.” “Airfare will increase further next month as more people travel domestically during school holidays. There will be an increase in the number of international travellers flying to Mumbai to board connecting flights as well,” he added.
Airfares on domestic trunk routes connecting metro cities are already high because IndiGo grounded its B737 Max 8 plane following the Ethiopian air crash.
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