Airfares Soar, Tourists Rush to Holiday Destinations in India and Abroad | Kolkata News – Times of India

Kolkata: Flight ticket prices from Kolkata to traditional holiday destinations in the country and abroad are soaring this Christmas as travellers are leaving the city in large numbers to enjoy Christmas and year-end festivities with friends and families. From Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Goa in the south, Rajasthan in the west, Kashmir and Uttarakhand in the north and Meghalaya and Bagdogra in the east, Kolkatans have booked themselves for their year-end vacations even as flight prices and hotel ratessoar very high.However, thanks to an increase in number of flights, the rates are still lower than what it was during the year-end last year. Return fares to Goa are Rs 24,000 for the year-end while tickets to Port Blair cost…