Jaipur: Holi rush leads to surge in airfares

Jaipur | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

Summary:

The Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia has also added to the woes of the aviation industry. After the crash, countries all over the world have been grounding their Boeing 737 MAX planes. “On Monday, for current booking, it was from Rs 23,000 to Rs 26,000. Thus, the proportionate fare per passenger has risen.Various agents said that the surge in the airfare started from Sunday and continued on Monday and Tuesday. JAIPUR: People who took flight to places including Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Delhi and other parts of the country from Jaipur on Tuesday to celebrate Holi with their family and friends had to pay almost four to five times the regular airfare..