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Flights and passenger traffic dips drastically at Chennai airport

Flights and passenger traffic dips drastically at Chennai airport Updated: Updated: May 26, 2021 01:24 IST Officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said from last month, there had been consistent dip in the number of flights as many had been staying home and avoiding travel due to the case spike and lockdown. Share Article AAA Officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said from last month, there had been consistent dip in the number of flights as many had been staying home and avoiding travel due to the case spike and lockdown. In June last year, after being hit by the first wave of COVID-19, the number of flights at the Chennai airport stood at 60-65 a day, dropping from 500 flights early last year before the pandemic struck. But as months progressed, it grew to 200 flights a day. However, last week, after a year, as COVID-19 cases spiked and a lockdown was imposed, the number of flights has dropped to 65-70 a day again.

Airfares to major cities soar amid case spike

Coronavirus | Airfares to major cities soar amid case spike Updated: Updated: Daily passenger traffic down to 10,000 Share Article AAA Hitting turbulence: There has been a slump in demand for seats on domestic flights ever since COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in Chennai.   | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B. Daily passenger traffic down to 10,000 As the number of COVID-19 cases across the country touches a new high every day, air travel has reduced over the past fortnight and airfares too have gone up. For instance, the fare for flights to Bengaluru was ₹1,700- ₹2,000 a few months ago but now it had risen to ₹2,700 to ₹3,000. Similarly, the fares to Delhi, which were in the range of ₹4,000-₹4,500, had now touched ₹6,000 to ₹6,200. While for Hyderabad, the fares had gone up from ₹2,500 to ₹3,300 now.

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