Flight tickets from Mumbai most expensive in India
If you are planning for a Mumbai to Goa vacation, please book your tickets in advance, because any last-minute flight in this route will cost you anywhere from Rs. 4,500 to 6,500. There are cheaper flights as well, but those will be 1AM flights. At this particular price bracket, one can travel from Delhi to Kolkata or to Dehradun on a non-stop flight.
Chennai offers the best international deals: Check out
Mumbai continues to be the most expensive boarding point for a flight to most destinations, including international ones. When international flights are concerned, Chennai offers the best deal. A ticket from Chennai to Singapore will cost you Rs. 10,000, three times less than what Mumbai-Singapore tickets. Likewise, Mumbai-Dubai ticket costs Rs. 20,000, Rs. 5,000 more than Chennai-Dubai fares.
Not just onward journey, even return to Mumbai is costlier
Back home, keeping Kochi as common destination, a flight from Delhi would cost more than that from Mumbai. It's probably the only domestic-route that's costlier than a flight from Mumbai on the same route. It's not just onward journeys, even return flights to Mumbai are costlier than most. "The situation will worsen till Mumbai gets another airport," said senior official of a low-cost carrier.
Though domestic flight fares dipped, Mumbai-Delhi route saw 12% hike
In April, it was reported that domestic flight fares have gone down by an average of 4-9% this summer, despite demand for flights having increased by more than 20%. The dip was attributed to the addition of capacity in airlines, more competition, and relatively stable oil prices. However, the Delhi-Mumbai route saw a 12% price hike owing to Mumbai airport's pre-monsoon maintenance runway shutdown.
Tickets from Mumbai steepest between August and September: DGCA
In September-October 2016, tickets for Mumbai-Delhi were sold at a range of Rs. 40,401-46, 973. At this rate, a person can plan a return trip to Mumbai from London or Australia. DGCA pointed out that tickets from Mumbai are the steepest between August and September.
