Delhi to Kannur flight priced at ?22,000 divides internet: 'Open looting'
Indigo's Delhi-Kannur flight on Dec 22 costs ?22,000, sparking debate on social media. Congress leader Dr. Shama Mohamed criticized the high fare, calling it costlier than a flight to Dubai and blaming monopoly pricing.
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 pic.twitter.com/BhPzrrHFNM
¡ª Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) December 15, 2024
¡°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.
That¡¯s the issue with Privatization. When air india was under govt rates were not this high and luggage limit was also higher. But now.
¡ª Ray (@sde_ray) December 17, 2024
India is becoming slowly non liveable for middle class.
My flight to Zurich from delhi costed me 30K one way and you can get round trip to¡
The prices have soared to unbearable heights. Despite the Kannur airport being just 10-12 km from my home, I¡¯ve been unable to afford it for the past three years. What was once a simple, affordable option has now become out of reach.! Monopoly....
¡ª Vidya (@Vidyaraj51) December 16, 2024
Airlines in India are not a monopoly. This is called supply and demand.
¡ª Apoorv (@apoorv3E) December 16, 2024
Madam, the late you book you will pay premium pricing. You are thinking a week before holiday season it will be normal as usual ??. Ticket pricing globally works like that
¡ª Intheworks (@intheworks99) December 16, 2024
And service is poorer than 3rd AC train
¡ª Dr Ambarish Toshniwal (@APT_ophtha) December 17, 2024
6E bookings, they serve a cold cheese sandwich and mango juice at 6 am flights
Start feeling claustrophobic in window and middle seat.
I miss kingfisher airlines
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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