High airfares ruined summer vacation plans for many Indians
The grounding of India’s oldest private airline, earlier this year, has crushed many a holiday plan during peak vacation season. The survey was conducted by travel and hotel booking website Ixigo, which studied the booking pattern of around 3.2 million Indian users between April-June this year and compared it with a year ago. “In 2018, long-haul destinations witnessed a 25% growth along with a significant increase in Indians travelling during summer.