Ahead of this festive season, the flight ticket prices from Chennai to Coimbatore which was just Rs.3485 few days ago is now Rs.9418, a sharp increase due to the large number of persons moving from the capital to the textile city.

Similarly, the ticket fare from Chennai to Thoothukudi is now Rs.14281 (old Rs.4796); Madurai Rs.17,695 (old Rs.4300); Trichy Rs.14387 (old Rs.2382); Mysore is Rs.9872 (old Rs.3432); Salem is Rs.8007 (old Rs.3537); Trivandram is Rs. 13,306 (old Rs.3821) and Kochi is Rs. 18,377 (old Rs. 3678).

Not just domestic, ticket fare of international flights from Chennai too have risen. Chennai to Kuala Lumpur is Rs. 33,903 (old Rs.11,016); Thailand Rs. 17437 (old Rs.8891) and Dubai is Rs.26752 (old Rs.12871).