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Festive-season domestic airfares in India rise, with some tickets at ₹35,000
Airfares on several Indian domestic routes have risen sharply for the festive season and year-end holidays.
The increases affect travellers heading to destinations including Kolkata, Patna and Goa during Durga Puja, Chhath Puja and holiday periods.
One-way tickets to Patna are reaching ₹25,000-35,000 on peak days in the November 4-15 travel window, compared with usual base fares of about ₹4,500-6,000.
Fares on some Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru routes to Kolkata have also risen by around 76 to 96 per cent above off-peak levels.
Higher jet fuel costs and airline fuel surcharges are adding to ticket prices; several airlines have introduced or revised surcharges of ₹375 to ₹1,300.
Peak one-way fares to Goa can reach ₹18,000-35,000 or more for travel on December 28-31.
The figures are based on bookings counted up to the 12th of each month, and the data points to further price pressure during the year-end travel rush.
Domestic airfares in India have risen sharply for the festive season, with some one-way tickets to Patna reaching ₹35,000 on peak dates.
Travel-platform data show double-digit fare increases on major routes during Durga Puja, Chhath Puja and year-end holidays.
On Chennai-Kolkata flights during October 11-20, average one-way fares were about ₹15,500, nearly double off-peak prices.
Airlines have introduced or revised domestic fuel surcharges of ₹375 to ₹1,300.
Fares to Goa are also rising for late-December travel, with some peak non-stop tickets reaching ₹35,000 or more.
- Who
- Domestic air travellers in India, with airlines including IndiGo, Air India Group and Akasa Air affected.
- What
- Festive-season fares have risen sharply, with some one-way tickets reaching ₹35,000.
- When
- During the Durga Puja, Chhath Puja and year-end holiday travel periods in 2026.
- Where
- On domestic routes across India, including routes to Patna, Kolkata and Goa.
- Why
- The article attributes the increases to elevated jet fuel and aviation turbine fuel prices, higher fuel surcharges and holiday demand.
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Average fares on Chennai-Kolkata flights during the Durga Puja travel window were around ₹15,500, compared with ₹7,900 off-peak.
Direct one-way fares from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to Patna climbed to ₹25,000-35,000 on peak days.
One-way fares from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to Goa rose to ₹12,000-22,000.
Peak non-stop one-way fares to Goa reached ₹18,000-35,000 or more.
- Patna peak fares
- ₹25,000-35,000 for direct one-way flights
- Chennai-Kolkata
- Around ₹15,500 average one-way fare during October 11-20
- Domestic fuel surcharges
- ₹375-₹1,300
- ATF price rise
- More than 14 per cent over the previous month
- Goa fares
- ₹18,000-35,000 or more for peak non-stop travel on December 28-31
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ATF prices had risen by more than 14 per cent over the previous month, taking fuel costs to among the highest levels recorded in the past decade.