Airfares to Kolkata are showing an unusual spike ahead of Durga Puja, with tickets for October 16 costing substantially more than fares for several other travel dates. An analysis of airfares captured on the morning of September 16 across 53 domestic routes connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune found that flights into Kolkata on October 16 were significantly more expensive than flights on several other dates.
The analysis compared fares for six departure dates on each route, the same day, one day ahead, seven days ahead, 30 days ahead, 60 days ahead and 90 days ahead.
