IndiGo and Jet Airways have
charged higher fares in several sectors in July when the overall average airfares dropped due to lean passenger traffic.
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) fare analysis for July showed that there was an overall dip in air fares in the lean travel month,
compared to those in June.
According to the data,
IndiGo, Jet Airways and its no-frill arm JetKonnect charged an average of about 10-15 per cent higher fares than other airlines.
The fares dropped in 37 of 48 sectors, mostly to non-metro Tier-II and Tier-III cities. The analysis, however, does not include major trunk routes on which the airlines have most flights and
carry most of their passengers .
While the highest fall in fares was recorded on Delhi-Gorakhpur route by Rs 6.3 a kilometre, the highest increase was averaged at Rs 2.1 per km on Mumbai-Nanded sector, the analysis showed.
On Delhi-Dibrugarh route, IndiGo charged Rs 9,425 as the average one-way fare compared with the industry average of Rs 8,361, while its average fare on Delhi-Dabolim (Goa) route was Rs 7,836 compared with the industry average of Rs 7,625.
Jet Airways charged Rs 12,001 and JetKonnect Rs 12,621 on Leh-Delhi sector, compared to the industry average of Rs 11,013. The Air India fare on this route was Rs 10,948.
Similarly, Jet's average fare on Port Blair-Delhi route was Rs 10,377, compared to Air India's Rs 8,027 and industry average of Rs 9,182.
with inputs from PTI
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