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Airfare From Delhi to Mumbai Hits Rs 14K, Costlier Than Busiest Domestic Corridors in US, UK
Airfare Hike: Flight ticket prices on India's busiest Delhi-Mumbai air route have increased to Rs 14,000 now. This hike makes it one the most expensive airfares in the world with busiest domestic routes in UK and US priced lower.
Updated Jun 13, 2023 | 02:45 PM IST
Airfare Hike impact: Ticket prices for Delhi to Mumbai flights touch Rs 14,000 | Representational Image
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New Delhi : The 24-hour advance purchase airfare to fly non-stop from Delhi to Mumbai is currently priced around Rs 14,000, one of the priciest domestic fares in the world. Even with a weak rupee, a passenger from India will find the last-minute fare on the busiest domestic routes of countries such as the US, the UK, Australia, China, South Korea and South Africa priced lower than this.
The Delhi-Mumbai is India's busiest domestic air route.
Most expensive domestic airfares in the world on Monday
1. Brazil: The busiest route for Brazil is the 55-minute flight from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. On Monday, the cheapest listed fare for travel within 24 hours here started at Rs 26,800.
Meanwhile, In other countries, the last-minute fare (in INR) on their busiest domestic route was priced lower than Delhi-Mumbai.
2. United Kingdom : A comparison of current fares across the globe shows London-Edinburgh was the busiest domestic route in the UK and, on Monday, the 24-hour advance purchase fare for one-way travel on non-stop flights began at Rs 6,800.
3: America: US’s busiest Los Angeles to Las Vegas flight fare was priced at Rs 5,500 on Spirit Airlines, a low-cost airline (LCC), and Rs 9,500 on American Airlines. If purchasing power parity is factored in, these fares would appear cheaper.
Domestic airfare hike in India
Starting September 2022, airfares within India began to rise after the government removed the upper and lower fare limits that were implemented in May 2020 during the pandemic. This increase was exacerbated in May of this year when GoFirst, an airline that operated over 1,500 weekly flights, suspended its operations. This led to a further imbalance between supply and demand, resulting in higher airfares.Routes from Mumbai and Delhi to Leh and Srinagar were particularly affected as GoFirst provided good connectivity to these destinations.
Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation instructed airlines to monitor and regulate the fare hikes. As a result, the fares for most routes have since stabilized. For example, the Mumbai-Delhi route, priced at Rs 4,300, is now considered one of the cheapest last-minute fares in the world. In other countries, the fare for the reverse direction is typically similar, whereas in India, the situation differs.
Typically, in other countries, low-cost carriers (LCCs) operating from budget terminals with fewer amenities and lower operational costs offer the cheapest fares. However, India does not have dedicated LCC terminals, and LCCs in India do not necessarily provide the most affordable flight options.
According to a study conducted by the Airports Council International, which analyzed approximately 36,000 routes in the top 10 aviation markets in the Asia-Pacific region, India experienced the highest domestic airfare increase of 41 percent. This was followed by the United Arab Emirates (34 percent), Singapore (30 percent), and Australia (23 percent). The study compared fares between the fourth quarter of 2022 and the pre-Covid months of the fourth quarter of 2019.
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