Dharamshala: Considering the off tourist season and the prevailing cold weather conditions, Air India has given some relief for tourist bound to Dharamshala from Chandigarh by reducing its fare by 26% till the month end starting from 21st January.
The reduced fare for the hour-long Dharamshala to Chandigarh flight has been reduced to Rs. 1,418 from Rs. 1,712. The fare is even lower for the Chandigarh to Dharamshala journey at Rs. 1260 per ticket and will be effective from January 21 to 30.
“Air India has reduced the fares on the Dharamshala-Chandigarh route due to off tourist season,” Kishor Sharma, the director at Kangra airport, said.
A six-hour luxury bus journey from Chandigarh to Dharamshala costs between Rs 800 and Rs 1,000 per seat.
Air India started the direct flight between Chandigarh and Dharamshala in October last year.
Arvind Sharma is an award winning bi-lingual journalist with more than 20 years of experience.
He has worked with Divya Himachal, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhasker, Vir Partap, Ajit and PTI.
In 2010, he was conferred the Himachal Kesri journalism award. He reports on the Tibetan Government in Exile, politics, sports, tourism and other topics. He lives in Dharamshala.
