A SpiceJet plane that veered off the main runway at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) disrupting 400 flights has sent last-minute airfares on key routes soaring by about 35-40%. However, the shorter secondary runway allows for 30% lesser flight movements, which led to cancellation and delays of flights. Similarly, Mumbai-Hyderabad route fares rose 35% to Rs 1,932 as compared to last week's fare of Rs 1,437. Likewise, fares for the Mumbai-Bengaluru sector are at about Rs 3,568, an increase of about 35% when compared with the last week's average last-minute fares of Rs 2,500. Cancellation of flights has also triggered a rise in last-minute average fares by 35-40% on key routes to and from Mumbai.

Source: dna July 03, 2019 23:26 UTC