Travel suspension: India-UAE ticket rates soar to Dh6,000

Travel suspension: India-UAE ticket rates soar to Dh6,000

Airline ticket rates from India to the UAE skyrocketed up to Dh6,000 (Rs120,000) on Friday ahead of an inbound travel suspension that will come into effect on Saturday.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers from India to the UAE from 11.59pm on April 24.

The flight ticket rates shot up as the suspension was announced and many passengers are ready to shelve out a lot extra for a ticket.

Shaik Shibli, head of marketing and communications at ITL World, said there was a huge demand for tickets on Kochi-Dubai flights. For the last few seats, the price shot up to Dh6,000.”

Bharat, managing partner, Pluto Travels, added: “We have been facing a tight situation since the suspension was announced. The ticket fare skyrocketed, and travellers are ready to pay even Dh2,500 for one-way ticket. Most flights from the Indian cities are fully booked and we have been trying to get tickets for our clients,”

Some airlines have managed to add extra flights to meet the high demand while travel agents started planning charter flights from many Indian