Ahead of long Diwali weekend, up to 25% increase in Delhi-Mumbai airfares

The high demand for air travel ahead of a long Diwali weekend has led to up to a 25% increase in airfares between Delhi and Mumbai with the cheapest fare on Wednesday for travel a day later being ₹26,000 for a non-stop flight one-way. The airfare for a non-stop Mumbai-Delhi round trip normally costs ₹12000.

“The festive rush has resulted in a 20-25% increase in airfares for flights between Delhi and Mumbai…the [cities with] busiest airports in the country,” online travel company EaseMyTrip co-founder Rikant Pittie said.

An airline official said that people were utilising the long weekend for leisure travel apart from visiting friends and relatives for Diwali.