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Airfares on certain routes remain high amid covid-19 outbreak
NEW DELHI : With airlines operating at a limited capacity amidst the covid-19 pandemic that has battered passenger demand, airfares on a select few routes remained considerably higher during June, as compared to the same period of the previous year, data from online travel companies showed.For instance, one-way fares in June between key cities like Chennai-New Delhi, Hyderabad-Mumbai, Hyderabad-New Delhi, Mumbai-Hyderabad, Mumbai-New Delhi, Mumbai-Kolkata, Mumbai-Patna remained considerable higher than last year, according data from online travel companies Cleartrip and Ixigo.An average one-way fare between Chennai-New Delhi during June stood at ₹8,079, up 19.66% from ₹6,751 during the same period of the previous year, according to data