Soaring air fares leave flyers in a fix
The Hindu
Travel agents attribute steep rise in fares to limited flights, high demand
When Manam Jain planned to go to the U.S. for his education, he did not expect that he would have to pay ₹1.67 lakh for his flight. Similarly, Kala Mishra who planned to come down to Chennai from London, was shocked to learn that she would have to pay ₹60,000 as against the usual fare of ₹30,000. “I have been longing to see my family and wanted to somehow fly back to India. I am looking at various options to see how I can plan my trip,” she says.
Flyers are struggling to make it as the fares have been rising on some routes.
Prakash S. says: “My son and his family are coming down from Canada in December and he is spending ₹2.5 lakh on flights alone. We haven’t seen one another for two years.”