As the airfares for destinations between India and the United Kingdom have skyrocketed amid peak student season, a government official on Saturday said he has alerted the ministry of civil aviation regarding the issue. Earlier this week, Britain moved India from its “red” to “amber list”, which means fully vaccinated travelers from India will no longer have to go under mandatory 10-day hotel quarantine.
"The UAE, Qatar, India, and Bahrain will be moved from the red list to the amber list. All changes come into effect Sun 8th August at 4 am," UK transport secretary Grant Shapps announced on Twitter.
While the UK’s decision has come as a relief for the Indian diaspora who had been demanding the easing of travel norms, the pent-up demand due to over three months of travel ban and peak student season has led to a steep rise in airfares.
“Fare of ₹3.95 lakh one-way Delhi to London on Aug 26. No, it's not 1st class. Its economy on @British_Airways @airindiain @airvistara etc. also 1.2 to 2.3 lakh. College admission time! See minimum fare on @GoogleTravel in August. Have alerted Secretary @MoCA_GoI @JM_Scindia,” tweeted Gupta.