Airfares climb up to 25 pc for Diwali, Onam festival season travel
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (PTI): Airfares are heading northwards for the festival season, with the average one-way ticket price on key domestic routes being 10-15 per cent more for Diwali and 20-25 per cent higher for certain flights to Kerala cities for Onam, according to an analysis.
An analysis done by travel portal ixigo for PTI showed that the average one-way economy class fare for non-stop flight on Delhi-Chennai route during October 30-November 5 period is 25 per cent higher at Rs 7,618.
This is in comparison to the fare during November 10-16 period last year.
