Expensive flight tickets have resulted in profit for businesses but empty pockets for travellers
A significant increase in the cost of flights and a decrease in the number of flights leaving the airport has resulted in fewer people planning domestic as well as international trips. "Before (COVID-19) there used to be a lot more flights but after (COVID-19) the flights have (been) cut down," said director of GlobalDuniya Anant Mishra. "There used to be 15 to 25 flights every day but now there might only be eight flights. Because there are less flights, everything is much more expensive." A decrease in flight rates was seen in the year 2019. The average domestic fares for Canada have seen a quarterly increase in recent years. Toronto alone had the highest domestic fares in the first and second quarters of 2019, whereas Saskatoon had the lowest fares but still saw an 11 per cent increase between quarters. There was an increase of 46,054 trips in the first quarter year of 2022 as compared to the third quarter of 2022, according to the data from Statistics Canada ...