Foreign trips get costlier for Indians |
The Christmas Holiday season for the Indians may have come with bad news as those planning to fly international, will have to spend some more than they actually may have planned. After the grounding of Jet Airways, fares on key routes to the US and Europe are up almost threefold in some instances. Jet, which was the second¬ largest international carrier from India stopped flying in April. The lack of bargains has even prompted some fliers to give up holiday travel plans. Average fare data for December show a big jump from last year for tickets booked close to the date of travel. According to data, a Delhi-¬Paris ticket is priced at Rs 1,14,642 against Rs 40,020 in December last year. A Mumbai-¬London ticket will cost Rs 1,23,021 against Rs 53,041. Fares are expected to stay high until other carriers fill the gap created by Jet`s exit. Most winter holiday travel kicks off around mid-¬December through Christmas and New Year. Hopefully, the India--London sector could see new flights, with Vistara and IndiGo possibly starting them next year, but other routes will have to wait. Vistara is also looking at adding flights to New York or San Francisco next year and US¬-based carriers have also announced plans to increase connectivity to India.
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