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The festive season has already started in the country. Citizens recently celebrated Janmashtami, and now they are preparing for Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday, August 27. Then Durga Puja, Dusshera, and Diwali will be observed in October. These are the festivals when everyone wants to celebrate with their family. People are booking air tickets in advance, but the airfares have already surged on key routes like Mumbai-New Delhi, New Delhi-Kolkata, and Kolkata-Bengaluru, among other routes.

During Diwali time, the lowest available fare on the Mumbai-Delhi route was Rs 9,500 one-way. This is a 65 per cent hike from Diwali 2024, according to Zee Business data. During the same time, fares to Kolkata have also soared, with a one-way ticket from Delhi costing Rs 9,350, which is about 80% more than last year’s level.

Journey                              Diwali fares                  %change from Diwali 2024

New Delhi>Kolkata           9,350                                        80%

Bengaluru>Kolkata           9,495                                        50%

Mumbai>New Delhi          9,500                                        65%

Hyderabad>New Delhi     7,645                                        20%

Chennai>Kolkata              5,600                                        40%

Mumbai>Jaipur                 6,458                                        63%

Mumbai>Dehradun          14,000                                       94%    

The flight ticket prices have increased due to the following reasons:

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