Pune: If you are still mulling Diwali travel plans, it's time you finalise them now. The lean travel season has sent domestic air fares plummeting to a low. Not only have the 60-day advance ticket rates come down drastically, but even those for a day before Diwali have dropped by as much as 40%.
A one-way Pune to Delhi ticket for November 2, a day before Laxmi Pujan, will cost you about Rs 4,000 if you book in advance as against an average fare of Rs 10,000 per person during last Diwali. Even last- minute travel has become enticing with a one-way air ticket from Pune to Delhi now costing Rs 4,550 as against the average cost of Rs 8,000.
Noshir Jehangir Irani, chairman of the Travel Agents' Association of India (TAAI), Pune chapter, told TOI that the fall in the value of rupee against the US dollar has brought down the demand from people travelling abroad. "Besides, corporates and leisure travellers have cut down on travels resulting in flights going empty. Airlines have thus reduced fares to attract customers," Irani said.
11/07/13 Neha Madaan/Times of India
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