Air fares on a high as travel picks up, aviation turbine fuel price spikes

The government has set minimum and maximum fares for domestic flights and these are applicable for up to a fortnight

Be prepared to shell out more for your next flight as airlines have hiked fares by anything from 12 to 30 per cent, depending on routes.

Improved travel sentiment, increase in aviation turbine fuel prices and reciprocal airspace ban due to the Russian attack on Ukraine are factors driving up the fares. So, a Delhi-Mumbai ticket, which cost Rs 4,055 during the first week of February, was priced at Rs 5,119 over the past seven days. Kolkata-New Delhi route saw an even higher increase, with ticket prices going up by as much as 29.3 per cent. Popular international routes such as