Luxury private bus operators between Kochi and Bengaluru have nearly doubled the rates during the days close to Christmas Holidays.
The ticket rates for Bengaluru to Kochi on December 24, on Christmas eve is in the range of Rs 1,900 to Rs 2,999 per person compared with the normal rate of Rs 1,100-Rs 1,200.
N Subramaniam who booked a ticket for his wife from Kochi to Bengaluru for December 28 said that he paid Rs 2,900 for the ticket.
“All major private operators are offering tickets over Rs 2,000 per person. The tickets of the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation are sold out for all these days”, he added.
Although private operators are fleecing customers, many are not looking at Kerala Road Transport Corporations services which offer tickets at the rate of Rs 1,101 in air-conditioned Volvo Coaches.
The rates from Thiruvanathapuram to Bengaluru have also gone up by over Rs 300 per ticket during the holiday season.
News: Deccan Chronicle
