{"id":16991,"date":"2024-08-24T09:11:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T09:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/?p=16991"},"modified":"2024-08-24T09:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T09:11:49","slug":"air-fares-have-more-than-doubled-in-one-fell-swoop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/news\/16991\/","title":{"rendered":"Air fares have more than doubled in one fell swoop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Crime Desk:<\/strong> Due to the suspension of bus and train services on the Chittagong-Dhaka route, there has been an unusual pressure on the aircraft. Every flight is operating with full passengers. And on this occasion, the air fare of domestic routes of the country has been increased more than twice in one jump. In this case, the airlines are charging more than half a crore rupees daily from the passengers. Tickets are not available even with money. All the tickets for all the airlines&#8217; flights from Chittagong to Dhaka on Saturday have been sold. Officials of the airlines said that there is no chance to get any ticket even if you pay twice or five times the price. However, they also said that they are thinking about running additional flights to handle the pressure of additional passengers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sources said US Bangla, Air Astra, and Novo Air operate flights on the Dhaka-Chittagong route apart from Bangladesh Biman. Among them, 6 of US Bengal, 5 of Bangladesh Biman, 4 of Air Astra, and 2 of Novo Air made a total of 17 flights. An average of 12 passengers are transported on these flights. Airfare on the Chittagong-Dhaka route is Tk 4,500 to 5,000, depending on the operator. But as Comilla and Feni were affected by severe floods during the past few days, bus services were stopped due to the inundation of nearby areas, including Lalpole on the Chittagong-Dhaka highway. On the other hand, the Chittagong-Dhaka railway line was also flooded, due to which train movement was stopped. Buses and trains stopped, putting pressure on the airport. Those who have to go to Dhaka for urgent work have to buy tickets at high prices. Passengers have also expressed anger that the airlines are collecting fares as they wish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They said that the rent of 5,500 taka was collected yesterday and 11,500 taka. The same price has been charged for today&#8217;s various flight tickets. Tickets are not available even with money. The airlines have informed us that all the tickets for today have been sold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding the issue yesterday, an official of US Bengal acknowledged the high rent on condition of anonymity and said we have nothing to do about it. This is not happening at the will of any officer or worker. There are additional fare seats in the system. Which cannot be sold without a fixed rent. He also claimed that such a situation has arisen because the low-fare seats were sold earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that due to the closure of buses and trains, the pressure on the aircraft has increased. A lot of passengers are overwhelmed in the system. As a result, tickets are getting sold out quickly. Passengers are deducting tickets from the online system. We have no control over it. He said no airline in the world has the same fare for all the seats of a flight. Cheaper tickets are sold out in advance. He also commented that the seat fare increases as the flight day approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crime Desk: Due to the suspension of bus and train services on the Chittagong-Dhaka route, there has been an unusual pressure on the aircraft. Every flight is operating with full passengers. And on this occasion, the air fare of domestic routes of the country has been increased more than twice in one jump. 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