Flying to Madurai, Trichy costlier than to Delhi, Mumbai on Diwali
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:01.11.2021
Air fares to Trichy, Madurai and Tuticorin are higher than Mumbai and Delhi as demand for tickets has shot up for travel on Diwali eve.
The one-way fare is ₹9,500 to Trichy, ₹10,000 to Madurai and ₹9,200 to ₹11,000 to Tuticorin though these destinations could be covered in almost an hour's flight. The fare is also high for the coming days as people are travelling before the festival.
The one-way fare to Madurai has touched ₹14,000 for 24hours advance booking for travel on Monday.
In contrast, fares to Mumbai and Delhi are in the range of ₹6,000 to ₹7,000. Though fares are high to other inter state destinations, it has not crossed ₹10,000.
Airport officials show that the hike in fare shows an increased demand, hinting that festive travel has resumed to the pre-Covid-19 level.
Arul Lazaran of United Travels said that "the air fares are likely to increase further in the coming days. It can also touch ₹15,000 to ₹20,000. This used to happen in the pre-Covid days because a lot of people would want to travel a day before the festival and return."
The return fare from these three cities to Chennai is also high for travel on Sunday. The air fare has already shot up above₹8,000. There is also good traffic to Chennai for the festival.
Though there have been calls by passenger associations and travel agents that the ministry or the regulatory body should control the fare from increasing beyond ₹10,000, the DGCA is not able to curb it.
Trains too are on waitlist to most of the towns in the south as several people travel home for Diwali. Reservation status has touched the waitlist for air conditioned class and sleeper class on the 15 trains including day trains to Madurai.
Trains to most of the towns in the south are also on waitlist as several people are travelling home for Diwali. Reservation status has touched waitlist for AC class
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