Chennai: The domestic terminals at the Chennai airport witnessed a heavy rush on Monday since commuters who went to their native places returned on the same day. This also resulted in airfares rising from various places like Thoothukudi, Madurai, Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Salem, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar to Chennai.
With the educational establishments and offices opening on Tuesday, people are returning to Chennai from various parts of the State in buses, trains, private vehicles and flights. The domestic terminals in Chennai saw a heavy footfall on Monday and most of the tickets from various places of the State to Chennai are sold out. The prices of tickets too have skyrocketed.
From Thoothukudi, normally Rs. 7,045 is collected but these charges have been hiked to Rs.17.639. The usual fare from Tiruchy is Rs. 4,954 which rose to Rs. 14,666. The flight tickets from Madurai, usually Rs. 4,673 sold at Rs. 11,877. The normal fare from Coimbatore used to be Rs. 4,350 but airlines were collecting Rs. 6,870.
The flight ticket from Salem rose from the normal Rs.3,832 to Rs. 13,098 while the fare from Delhi is Rs. 15,100 higher than the normal fare of Rs. 10,167. From Kolkata, the fare is increased from Rs. 7,681 to Rs. 9,048 while the fare from Mumbai now is Rs. 11,808 from Rs. 6,160. Despite the high prices, air passengers arrived in Chennai in large numbers.
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