Airfares zoom as flights cease to operate from tonight
Ahead of suspension of domestic flights in India to curtail the spread of the coronavirus infection, the airfares have increased by up to 30 per cent per cent, revealed a two-week data by travel website, Ixigo.
Airfares for a one-way Chennai-Mumbai flight were affected the most.
The total cases of coronavirus have crossed over three lakh globally, and in India, the number of positive cases have reached 415.
On Monday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation ordered the suspension of domestic flights till March 31 and on Sunday, the Ministry of Railways suspended all passenger trains across India. To top this, several States have also sealed their borders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
