Airfare unfair: What formula do airlines use to decide ticket prices?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Airfare unfair: What formula do airlines use to decide ticket prices?

India Today  

Airlines selling tickets to and from Prayagraj during Maha Kumbh at four to five times the normal rates has sparked massive outrage in India. This has given significant pricing power to the main players," Amitabh Tiwari, ex-corporate and investment banker, tells India Today Digital. "Bhubaneswar to Bangkok costs Rs 10,000, while Bhubaneswar to Prayagraj flights cost Rs 39,000," said a person on X, sharing screenshots of air ticket on travel website. People in India, however, have been complaining of high air ticket prices regardless of the time of their travel. A Rajadhani ticket in 2AC was around Rs 4,000 per person, which we booked as a wait-listed ticket," she tells India Today Digital.

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