A Parliamentary panel has stated that the airfares to J&K during peak season go equivalent to those on foreign destinations as a result of which people prefer visiting foreign countries.
In its report, the department-related Parliamentary standing committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has said: “Exorbitant price of air tickets is a major dampener. Escalating airfares of ‘low cost’ carriers during the peak season are a major deterrent to increasing footfall in the region. The airfares are equivalent to that of the nearby foreign destinations and given the sensitivity of the region, tourists would prefer to visit nearby foreign destinations at the same airfare rather than visit J&K,”
