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So true. Fare from my hometown to my college has now increased to 2.5 times of pre covid levels. Even the number of flights have gone down.
When you are still a student, you should learn to commute by train. Once you start earning, you can buy flight tickets with your own money.
I live in Western side of India, while my college is in East, trains take around 30 hours and getting confirmed tickets for such long distance trains is a headache in itself.
Neither is a good enough reason. Plenty of people in this country make such trips. If you wish to act like privileged, then have that privilege first.
I have that privilege of buying flight tickets. Did I ask you to sponsor? I just stated a fact about flight tickets and you assumed everything.
You bought it (with parents' money) and then are whining about the price, but won't use public transport like trains because they cause hardship to your entitled self. Students like you are the ones who give students a bad name. Zero achievement, huge entitlement.
Bhai anonymous forum pe moral superiority establish kar ke Kya prove karoge?
Really? I just booked a flight to Tokyo for 28k both sides. There are always offers.
Iโ€™ve not left my state for the last 2 years because airfares are too steep and trains take too long. Neither have time, nor money - worst combination.
Overseas you can fly London to Paris in 30-40 pounds but a few months back even Mumbai to Lucknow was 15k-20k.

It's literally horrible
Exactly! International flights seem to be cheaper when compared to domestic flight rates
Because of high taxes. The urban middle class work hard and pay taxes, yet the government bleeds us with taxes to subsidise rich farmers.
Yet the same middle class would still vote for the same government.
Because the Congress is even worse. Congress socialism ensured that Air India, a first-rate airline run by the Tatas, was nationalised and turned into a garbage dump. while no private airline was allowed until the mid-90s.
Well on the other side, airlines are not exactly floating in money and with increased ATF and other costs you had to expect hikes.
Not just the kids, given how credit card companies were doling out lounge access on every card, the exclusivity of a lounge has been diminished completely, although thatโ€™s a discussion for another day
Lounges are just ๐Ÿคฎ nowadays. Terrible food, just as bad as mess food. Plus crowds.
Naveen Jindal was supposed to have bought GoAir, now he has pulled out. The airline will go bust very soon. Jet Airways looks like it will never get off the ground again. Spicejet is just months away from shutting down -- 1 year tops. What a mess!
Ban anyone under 25 from using airport lounges (legally justifiable as alcohol is served). Also tell banks that only passengers with minimum 1 cr balance can use the lounge. That will immediately improve the experience and reduce crowding.
1 Cr toh thoda jyada ho gya. No one keeps 1 Cr in their bank accounts. Maybe the spending limit that has been introduced by HDFC Regalia can be introduced by other cards as well.
Itne hi paise hai toh business class mein travel karle bhai, and use their premium lounge
Get a top of the line credit card (if you're working). It gets you deals, and points which can offset flight costs. Plus lounge access.