Flying out of Chennai to be a costly affair
The Hindu
Hike in jet fuel price has been pushing the fares up
S. Jeyasekaran, of Travel Agents Association of India, says middle-class passengers who were earlier spending on flights frequently are now apprehensive about travel. “They will cut down on non-essential travel. But those going on holidays continue to do so as the holiday season is just coming to an end. This is because, for two years, they have stayed away from taking a vacation for safety reasons. So, the demand continues to be there. But people have started booking three or four weeks in advance to save some money,” he said.
Recently, the Union Finance Ministry suggested that government employees who had to travel for any meeting book their plane tickets three weeks prior to their trip.
The hike in jet fuel price has been pushing the fares up in the last few months. A few days ago, it went up by another 16.3%. In Chennai, it is ₹1,46,215.85 a Kilolitre, officials said.
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