Despite recent recommendations of a parliamentary panel to the civil aviation ministry to ensure that predatory pricing mechanism is not adopted by the airlines, airfares to Kashmir have skyrocketed in recent days with New Delhi to Srinagar travel costing around Rs 15,000.
A cursory look at the airfare chart by portals including ‘yatra.com’ and ‘EaseMyTrip’ shows that the fare from New Delhi to Srinagar has gone up to Rs 15,000 hich was just Rs 5000-5500 two weeks ago.
The return ticket from Srinagar to Delhi has also witnessed a hike and sells at Rs 7500-8500. As there is a huge rush of tourists, particularly from Maharashtra and Gujarat, Kashmir is witnessing a tourism boom.
