The minister got furious when the fare of Delhi-Darbhanga was almost doubled from the Delhi-Dubai route.
The minister has also shared screenshots of ticket fares of some airlines by tweeting, which shows that the fare of SpiceJet's nonstop flight from New Delhi to Darbhanga on October 22, 2022 is Rs 21,420, while on the same day New Delhi Air India's non-stop fare for going from Dubai to Dubai is Rs 11,690. SpiceJet is charging Rs 12,049 for Dubai on the same day.
In the festive season, airlines companies have increased the prices of air tickets. The situation is such that going abroad is getting cheaper, but going from one city to another within the country is almost twice the cost of going abroad. To go from the country's capital New Delhi to the northern Bihar city of Darbhanga, travelers have to pay almost double the cost of going to Dubai. Minister in Bihar government Sanjay Kumar Jha has raised questions on this and asked what kind of flight plan is this? He tweeted.
The minister has also shared screenshots of ticket fares of some airlines by tweeting, which shows that the fare of SpiceJet's nonstop flight from New Delhi to Darbhanga on October 22, 2022 is Rs 21,420, while on the same day New Delhi Air India's non-stop fare for going from Dubai to Dubai is Rs 11,690. SpiceJet is charging Rs 12,049 for Dubai on the same day.दीवाली से पहले #दिल्ली से #दरभंगा की नॉन स्टॉप फ्लाइट का टिकट ₹21,420 में; जबकि दिल्ली से #दुबई की नॉन स्टॉप फ्लाइट का टिकट सिर्फ ₹11,690 में मिल रहा है!
— Sanjay Kumar Jha (@SanjayJhaBihar) October 15, 2022
उड़ान स्कीम की यह कैसी उड़ान है?#DarbhangaAirport #Darbhanga @AAI_Official pic.twitter.com/CdBbC4ydfe
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