July and August can bring a major setback to expatriates planning to travel to India from the UAE, as the airfares are expected to register a massive surge.
The summer months of July and August are considered the ‘summer holiday months’ in Dubai and would see a doubling in demand for travel. Many expatriate families travel back to India during this time, Khaleej times reported.
The massive rise in airfares has kept cost-conscious expatriate families in the UAE from visiting their home countries in the last two years. The fear regarding a resumption of Covid norms had added to the scare.
At present, the average price of one ticket to India stands at approximately Dh1,500 ( ₹31728.41) to Dh1,600( ₹33843.63), depending on the destination.
For example, the current average airfare from Dubai to Mumbai is around Rs 8000. But, when it comes to the end of June and beginning of July, the airfares are around Rs 25,000.
“Flights to home countries are expensive while flying to Europe and US is a challenge. Airfares to popular destinations in India will see a sharp increase in the coming weeks as expat families will increasingly fly to their home countries,” Avinash Adnani, managing director of Pluto Travels, told the Khaleej Times.
Travel industry executives apprehend that fares to popular Indian cities could reach up to Dh3,000 (₹63,456.33) in the months of July and August.
