Chennai: Flight ticket prices have increased on international routes from Chennai because of a surge in demand after European countries have begun to allow vaccinated tourists so that it is easier for people to travel for business and leisure.
Student traffic also adds requests.
One-way rates from Chennai to destinations in Europe and the US have crossed RS 1.5lakh to approach RS 2lakh for a trip in the first week of August.
Chennai-London sells at Rs 27,000 to Rs 1.16lakh while the cost of Paris is in the range of Rs 93,000 to Rs 1.86 lakh.
Recreational trips have not been continued many but people travel for business and education.
Although the traffic increases, the airline has not increased the number of flights because India has not allowed the operation of scheduled flights.
Dubai and Singapore did not allow transit passengers also because of the case of Covid-19 increased.
Doha and Frankfurt handle maximum transit traffic to destinations in Europe and the US.
The people of Chennai had to spend domestic legs as well because most flights, especially by Air India, came from Mumbai and Delhi.
The source said that travel operators and tours did not expect Singapore and Malaysia to open at any time until September.
Basheer Ahmed from the Chennai Metro journey, “high demand and the absence of transit points caused the hassle for passengers.
There is a high demand for tickets in August because people who work in England, Europe and the US want to travel from here before restrictions more Forced.
Many delay their journey waiting for scheduled flights to start.
But the government has not allowed it.
“He said the Covid-19 case increased in the Middle East and Europe which made people who did not want to be trapped here to travel in the coming weeks.
The highest high rates hit students.
Parents must throw more than RS 1lakh for flight tickets only.
Gurmukh Flight Consultant Bring said, “We must expect the sidewalk to be revoked immediately when the situation increases.
But the ad-hoc setting is in place to allow people to travel instead of not having an option.”