In a relief to Indian expatriates in Qatar, air tickets from the country to all destinations back home are expected to become cheaper by at least Rs 3,600 with the beginning of the off-peak season from Tuesday.
All direct and indirect carriers on the route were expected to drop their fares to the pre-summer levels following the civil aviation authority's announcement of the beginning of off-peak season, the Peninsula Daily reported.
Under the new fares, an economy class return ticket to Mumbai or New Delhi will cost Rs 20,456 plus taxes while a similar ticket to Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai would cost Rs 24,992 plus taxes on direct carriers.
This is Rs 3,587 to Rs 5,979 lesser than fares during the peak summer season from July 1 to August 15, it said.
A Doha-Mumbai return, Economy class ticket during the peak season cost Rs 24,036 plus taxes while those to destinations in south India cost Rs 29,909 plus taxes.
Airlines operating flights to India had a boom time this summer since most of them had roped in large number of passengers till August 10 as compared to previous years when the bulk traffic would fizzle out by mid-July, the daily said.
Industry sources attributed the surge to a larger number of expatriates from India now residing in Qatar as well as some Indians leaving the country due to unaffordable housing costs.
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