New Delhi: As the country is all set to celebrate the festival of colors, sweets and happiness as Holi would be celebrated on March 25, air travelers should brace up their belt to expect the skyrocketing prices in the airfare.
With just a few days left for the festival of Holi, students, employees and others are busy booking their tickets to their hometowns, only to find out that the high fares charged by the airlines.
According to data from travel website Ixigo, against a regular airfare of Rs 4,770 from Delhi-Patna route, the fares are as high as Rs 22,513 on March 23 and a similar trend is observed between 20-25 March, credits to Holi and the market trend that the aviation industry follows whenever there's a festive season.
Between Mumbai to Lucknow, the airlines are charging as high as Rs 12,569 on March 23 against a normal of Rs 5,210 amounting to a hike of over 100%. Similarly, against a regular airfare of Rs 4,430 from Delhi to Ayodhya, the airlines are charging as high as Rs 11,830 amounting to a hike of over 250%.