Airfares on certain routes surged over 10-fold after the cancellation of as many as 1000 flights by India's largest airline triggered panic.

Flight booking platforms showed that Air India's one-stop Delhi-Bengaluru flight for Friday night was priced above the Rs 1 lakh mark, a record high never seen before.

The sudden cancellation of flights by IndiGo due to pilot and cabin crew shortage has drastically reduced the number of available seats, causing a sharp rise in last-minute ticket prices across sectors, especially to and from Delhi. IndiGo domestic flights scheduled to depart on Friday (December 5) were cancelled until 11:59 pm.

Air India, the next largest alternative to IndiGo, is quoting fares 5-6 times higher than usual on busy routes for the coming days, as IndiGo's disruptio

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