Delhi airfare touches the roof

Tribune News Service

Mohali, November 7

The airfare to Delhi has gone up by over 10 times as a majority of the flights have been cancelled.

According to Chandigarh-based travel agents, the airfare of most of the flights from Chandigarh to Delhi for tomorrow has touched the roof.

Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Pankaj Sharma, owner of Chandigarh Swastik Travel Service, said the ticket of Air India for tomorrow morning's flight was available for Rs 15,000. “On a normal day, the airfare ranges between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,500. The airfare of some other private flights for tomorrow afternoon has crossed Rs 30,000,” said Pankaj Sharma.

The main reason behind the increase in the fare is stated to be the cancellation of flights due to the ongoing repair work on a runway at the Delhi airport and dense fog in the area.

Vikas Bhasin, who runs his travel office from Sector 17, Chandigarh, said some tickets at normal rates were available in early morning flights. “However, in the afternoon flights, the ticket rates have touched the roof,” said Bhasin.

As many as 14 flights of various airlines to and from Delhi have been cancelled due to the runway closure at the Delhi airport till November 9.

* Flights cancelled

1 9W 2665 Delhi (0800 hrs) to Chandigarh (0915 hrs)

2 9W 2666 Chandigarh (0940 hrs) to Delhi (1050 hrs)

3 9W 2651 Delhi (0920 hrs) to Chandigarh (1035 hrs)

4 9W 2658 Chandigarh (1100 hrs) to Delhi (1210 hrs)

5 6E 842 Chandigarh (1205 hrs) to Delhi (1325 hrs)

6 6E937 Delhi (1350 hrs) to Chandigarh (1445 hrs)

7 SG 2831 Delhi (0710 hrs) to Chandigarh (0805 hrs)

8 SG 2834 Chandigarh (0840 hrs) to Delhi (0935 hrs)

9 UK 830 Delhi (1340 hrs) to Chandigarh (1445 hrs)

10 UK 879 Chandigarh (1520 hrs) to Delhi (1620 hrs)

11 AI 0463 Delhi (1100 hrs) to Chandigarh (1210 hrs)

12 AI 0464 Chandigarh (1250 hrs) to Delhi (1400 hrs)

13 9I 831 Delhi (0555) to Chandigarh (0655 hrs)

14 9I 832 Chandigarh (0725 hrs) to Delhi (0825)

* Flights delayed

1 Jet Airways (Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi), delayed by 20 minutes.

2. GoAir (Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi), delayed by one hour.

3. SpiceJet (Delhi-Chandigarh-Srinagar), delayed by 90 minutes.

4. Vistara (Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi), delayed by two hours and 35 minutes.

5 Jet Airways (Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi), delayed by two hours.

6 SpiceJet (Srinagar-Chandigarh-Delhi), delayed by one hour.