Dharamsala: With tourist season setting in, the air fare to Dharamsala has inexplicably shot up with a ticket costing as much as Rs 21,000 from Delhi. What flummoxes passengers is the fact that the fare is much higher than a flight to Singapore or Thailand that costs Rs 18,000 and Rs 15,000, respectively.
Akshai Runchal, a resident of McLeodganj, told The Tribune that he recently had to go to Delhi for a meeting but changed the route after enquiring about the fare. “I took a taxi to Jammu for Rs 3,000 from where I flew to Delhi for Rs 7,000. Jammu is farther from Delhi than Dharamsala but it takes much less than what a SpiceJet air ticket costs you from Dharamsala.”
Deepak Kumar, a tour and travel operator in McLeodganj, said: “Generally during the peak season, one-way ticket from Delhi to Dharamsala ranges up to Rs 15,000. But this year, even at the beginning of the season it has already touched Rs 21,000. It is among the most costly air tickets in the country during the peak season.”
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Akshai Runchal, a resident of McLeodganj, told The Tribune that he recently had to go to Delhi for a meeting but changed the route after enquiring about the fare. “I took a taxi to Jammu for Rs 3,000 from where I flew to Delhi for Rs 7,000. Jammu is farther from Delhi than Dharamsala but it takes much less than what a SpiceJet air ticket costs you from Dharamsala.”
Deepak Kumar, a tour and travel operator in McLeodganj, said: “Generally during the peak season, one-way ticket from Delhi to Dharamsala ranges up to Rs 15,000. But this year, even at the beginning of the season it has already touched Rs 21,000. It is among the most costly air tickets in the country during the peak season.”
18/04/15 Lalit Mohan/Tribune India
