Delhi to Kannur flight priced at ?22,000 divides internet: 'Open looting'

The price of an Indigo ticket from Delhi to Kannur, Kerala, has reached ?22,000. This has sparked debate on social media.Dr Shama Mohamed, a Congress Party member, raised the problem of pricey travel tickets in an X post.?

Delhi-Kannur flight's surged price shocks people?

A picture of the travel booking page reveals that a direct Indigo flight from Delhi to Kannur on December 22 costs ?22,018.Dr Mohamed decried the soaring cost of airline tickets in India, pointing out that flying from India to Dubai would be cheaper than travelling domestically.

“Ticket pricing of Indigo from Delhi to Kannur on the 21st. The direct flight costs 22,000! It is cheaper to go to Dubai! This is what monopoly does,” she wrote on X.?

Her post was highly polarizing. On the one hand, social media users agreed that airline tickets are now more expensive than ever, making them unaffordable for the vast majority of people.?

People pointed out, however, that she was attempting to go to a less-connected destination during peak travel season, approaching Christmas, which warranted the high ticket price.

How did people on the internet react??

Several customers reported that aeroplane tickets had gotten costly, particularly after COVID-19.The post-Covid rise in demand, combined with restricted aircraft capacity, sent tickets skyrocketing.?

Some claim that prices in India are dynamic, just as they are elsewhere. Dynamic pricing causes higher fares, particularly during festivals, long weekends, and peak travel seasons. Here's what people wrote.?

It is comical that it is cheaper to fly out of the country than within, what is the real reason? Will flying domestically in India is set to become more expensive with the recent merging of airline companies? Time will tell.?

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