Airfares for popular year-end destinations soar on demand

After two straight years of damp squib New Year eves, revellers have started putting party plans into action as sky-high airfares for yearend travel to popular destinations such as Goa, Dubai, Singapore have indicated that third time’s going to be a charm.

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Mumbai: 

Pent-up demand apart, this time around January 1 falls on a Sunday, which also happens to be the most popular day of the week to board flights. While people start leaving for their year-end holiday from say December 23 onwards, which is when most schools shut down, a majority of them would want to fly back on January 1 to be back in office, school on Monday. “If you haven’t booked your year-end domestic air tickets yet and if your work schedule permits you to fly back later, then book a return on January 2 or 3 and save a neat 20-25%,” said an official with a low-cost carrier.