Average air fares to and from Srinagar have increased by 20-25 per cent after the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday curtailed the Amarnath Yatra and issued an advisory asking pilgrims and tourists to leave the valley "as soon as possible".
Accordingly, month-on-month figures show an average increase of 20-25 per cent increase in fares.
Since yesterday, the prices have also increased for spot bookings. The one-way Srinagar-Delhi flight that otherwise costs between Rs 3,000-5,000, has shot up to Rs 37,915 for Vistara Airlines Saturday 12.40 p.m. Srinagar to Delhi flight via Jammu on goibibo.com.
On other booking sites such as Cleartrip, Yatra, MakeMyTrip Srinagar-Delhi flights for August 3 are priced between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000.
"Average airfares for flights to and from Srinagar have also increased by 20-25 per cent," Rajnish Kumar, Co-founder, ixigo. "We anticipate the current unrest will lead to a further decrease in travel bookings over the coming weeks," he added.
Sharat Dhall, COO (B2C), Yatra.com told IANS: "Air fares from Srinagar have gone up due to the sudden rush of tourists to cut short their plans and get out of Srinagar."
Sources said the airfares on the route have risen despite the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) verbally communicating to airlines to be ready for additional flight deployment in the wake of the state advisory.
While airlines contend there is no shortage of flight, scheduled flights are getting completely full in absence of additional deployment. The pressure on flights has also pushed up the prices. So far, no directive has been given to the airlines to keep the prices under check.
Pak-born Bangladeshi national held in Tripura with Indian documents
A 25-year-old man was arrested in Tripura while attempting to cross into Bangladesh illegally, officials said here on Friday, adding that he claimed to be a Pakistani-born Bangladeshi national who had travelled across India.
Air India suspends flights to Tel Aviv till April 30 over Iran-Israel conflict
Air India on Friday extended the suspension of its flight services to Israel's capital Tel Aviv till April 30, in the wake of prevailing conflict and tension between Israel and Iran.
Love jihad spreading, take care of your girls: K’taka Cong Corporator and father of murder victim
Niranjan Hiremath, the Congress Corporator and father of MCA student Neha Hiremath who was killed on Thursday, stated on Friday that love jihad was spreading rapidly.
Congress, CPI-M not part of INDIA bloc in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Friday that the Congress and the CPI-M are not constituents of the opposition INDIA bloc in Bengal.
Assam records 45.12 pc polling, Meghalaya's voter turnout 50.23 pc till 1 PM
An estimated 45.12 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. on Friday in the five Lok Sabha seats in Assam in the first of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, officials said.
Sushanta Chowdhury rules out oppositions’ allegation of unfair poll; says I.N.D.I.A bloc is sinking ship
Slamming the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Chowdhury on Friday said, “Most of the leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc are presently in jail and hence the sinking ship of the bloc has no future. People rejected the I.N.D.I.A bloc and will surely vote for Narendra Modi for more development to the nation.”
Assam: 30-year-old man abducted, kidnappers post pictures on social media
A relative of an executive member of Assam’s North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in Dima Hasao district was allegedly kidnapped by a proscribed group.
SC adjourns till July Ramdev's plea against FIRs over Covid-19 comments against allopathy
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on a plea filed by Yoga guru Baba Ramdev seeking a stay on the proceedings against him in connection with the multiple FIRs lodged over his alleged remarks against the use of allopathic medicines during the Covid-19 pandemic.