Airfares have soared, but summer travellers don't care
₹1,00,772.17 per kilolitre in Delhi as of 1 February, 74% higher than in 2019. Going forward, too, airfares are expected to go up, said Ajay Prakash, board member, Faith and president, Travel Agents Federation of India, “The upswing in the demand can be seen with supply falling short of it.
Besides, Mumbai, one of the busiest airports in the country, has been asked to reduce flights, so all the factors together would make air travel costlier in the coming summer season," he said. In 2024, predictions for passenger demand globally also remains high, with the International Air Transport Association announcing that the number of passengers travelling by air will reach a record high of 4.7 billion in 2024, a jump from the 4.5 billion passengers who travelled in 2019.
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