Various airlines have increased fares by up to 40% on Pakistan, India, Egypt and UK routes
Abu Dhabi (Newspaper: May 8, 2023) Air fares have doubled in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the summer and Eid al-Adha holidays. According to Khaleej Times, air fares to popular destinations such as the Indian subcontinent, the UK, the GCC and Egypt are seeing a hike ahead of school summer vacations. Travel industry executives say that from February to March, Asia, Middle East And airfares to the UK have started to rise as people now plan their holidays in advance, leading companies to rent to popular cities such as London during peak summer travel days, especially Eid. Ready to double during Al-Adha.
It has been reported that inbound and outbound tourism to the UAE has grown rapidly over the past year with residents looking to travel more but airlines still face capacity constraints, Air India said. has added some flights on the UAE route during the summer which provides temporary stability on certain days, however during peak travel periods during the summer holidays when schools are closed, airfares increase significantly. Yes, Indian curriculum schools usually close in the first week of July during the summer vacation, since Eid-ul-Adha is likely to fall on June 28, so some schools may close a week or even earlier. British schools are closed after June until the last week of August or the first week of September. Sunil Panwar, director of business development at Raina Tourism, said air fares on various airlines have increased by up to 40 percent, a time when much Due to demand, fares have increased mainly on routes to India, Pakistan, Egypt and the UK. Short-haul destinations frequented by residents have also seen fare increases. As Eastern European and CIS countries have been the most in demand for travel and tourism among UAE residents.
Air fares to India on budget airlines are usually around Dh1,200 but in summer it goes up to Dh1,800 to Dh2,000 and some full-service carriers go up to Dh2,500 to Dh3,300, he said. Air fares to London also double during the school summer holidays. Raheesh Babu, chief operating officer of Musafir.com, said that after February to March, the number of people starting early booking of air fares on Indian sub-continent and European routes has started to increase as Eid also marks the beginning of holidays. In fall, the prices in all places have already increased, for example the average rate in February March which was 1,500 dirhams and now it is 2,500 dirhams and in some cases it has even doubled.
He pointed out that fares are going up because no extra seats are allocated during summer and airlines are making the most of the seasonal holidays and the traffic congestion in South India due to the Onam festival in August. Increases are therefore high until the first week of September, with even areas of the Middle East such as the GCC countries, Jordan and Egypt seeing increases in airfares.
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