UAE expats in Saudi Arabia for business rush to catch last return flights
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One-way business class tickets selling for over Dh7,000.
Airfares from India to the UAE have skyrocketed for flights that are scheduled to resume next month once the suspension is lifted due to pent-up demand and people rushing to return to the UAE.
Starting April 24, the UAE imposed a suspension on flights from India for 10 days. Carriers of the two countries have opened their bookings on India-UAE routes from May 5, after the stipulated suspension period is over.
When Khaleej Times checked the rates online, data on Emirates website showed flights from Mumbai to Dubai resuming on May 5 with one-way business class airfare starting from Rs146,000 (Dh7,170) with economy class seats sold out. One-way airfare on the same route starts from Rs35,200 (Dh1,730) on May 6 and Rs57,907 (Dh2,846) a day later. Meanwhile, some economical options are still available. Air India s airfare on the Mumbai-Dubai route on May 5 starts from Dh590 while some budget carriers offer fa