UAE National Day long weekend: Flight ticket fares soar up to Dh2,500 to India

UAE National Day long weekend: Flight ticket fares soar up to Dh2,500 to India

Travel industry experts note that December is the peak season for residents travelling back to their home countries

Published: Wed 9 Nov 2022, 6:00 AM

The upcoming long weekend for the UAE National Day has seen a surge in ticket prices to India and Pakistan. Travel industry experts have noted that December is the peak season for passengers travelling back to their home countries – in particular India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

This, they note, is due to the long weekend for UAE National Day, which falls on Friday, December 2. Residents will get a long break during this time from December 1 to December 4.

Post National Day, the school winter break will also occur on December 11, lasting until January 2, 2023.

Travel executives say fares are priced as high as Dh2,500 for a one-way ticket in certain sectors. “We have been receiving heavy demand for south Indian sectors, and ticket price start from Dh700 and go up to Dh2,500 for a direct flight from Abu Dhabi and Dubai,” said Harish Melath, sales and marketing executive at Deira Travels.

A quick search on an online ticketing platform for tickets to the Indian city of Kannur in November shows one-way ticket prices of Dh350. The same