Thousands Stranded at Jammu Rly Station

“AI is charging a nominal all-inclusive fare”.

It has also been observed that some airlines, however, were “overcharging” over 300 per cent more than the actual fares, while some other travel portals were exhibiting fares as high as Rs 89,000 for a business class seat on Delhi-Chandigarh sector.

All the major carriers, including Jet Airways, Air India and Spicejet are operating extra flights from Chandigarh and Jaipur following an aviation ministry order, still the prices have sky-rocketed.

“It was delivered to my discover that tickets are being bought at high costs”.

The train services to and from Jammu and Katra via Haryana have been suspended.

The operation of Samjhauta Express – a train service between Inida and Pakistan – which has been suspended due to the protests in Haryana, will be resumed from Thursday, the Pakistan Railways said.

This is regardless of the Government saying Sunday that it has requested the airways to mount further capability on routes corresponding to Jaipur, Amritsar and Chandigarh with a view to cater to the elevated demand as a result of street blockades and disruption in rail providers.

For Tuesday, the non-stop fares ranged from Rs9,200 to Rs 15,200 but the one-stop flight cost over Rs 27,500.

Private airlines and the national carrier, Air India, operated more than half-a-dozen flights from Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai to Chandigarh and Amritsar to help stranded passengers and fares on these flights were kept around Rs 4,000. On the fares issue, he, however said, “Since globally air fares are not regulated, we can only request and suggest (domestic) airlines to keep fares low in a situation like this (agitation)”.