Uptick in flight ticket rates owing to Christmas and New Year
Posted on: 25/Nov/2017 4:52:28 PM
As there is high demand, the rates of flight tickets have raised beyond Rs 10,000 mark for trips starting from Chennai and heading to Delhi and Mumbai that are scheduled for travel during Christmas and New Year.
The fare rate will be of the range Rs 3000 to Rs 15,000 for the next 30 days advance booking. This is for one-way travel starting from Chennai up to destinations in the metros on 23rd December. These fares will be on par with that of fare for 24 hours of advance booking made on non-festive weekdays.
The rates have soared due to Christmas and New Year holidays that start on Monday due to which the weekend is extended. Furthermore increase in fares is likely and travelers predict hike in the other routes as well.
In the route between Chennai and Delhi, just one seat is left priced for Rs 7600. Coming on to tickets with cabin baggage, it has touched Rs 7,400. Speaking about this, an airline official said redeye flight fares that take off during midnight has reached up to Rs 11,800.
The fare for Christmas weekend for smaller cities such as Kochi or Madurai hailing from Chennai is also soaring. The price one-way ticket to Kochi is Rs 4,451 and this is prone to uptick as well as just 2 seats are waiting to get filled.
