Book early to fly cheap this summer as airlines stop last-minute discounts

Prices of tickets booked three days prior have soared 70% over last summer's fares

Book airline tickets early if you are planning to travel this summer. The days of last-minute deals are over. 

Airlines have stopped offering last-minute discounts to fill flights. This has led to a steep rise in air fares on key metro routes. 

Tickets booked three days before the flight on metro routes are over 70 per cent costlier than last summer, according to travel portal Yatra.com. 

The average fare for a one-way Delhi-Mumbai ticket is Rs 8,810 in the second week of April, up from Rs 5,132 last year. 

The Mumbai-Delhi fare is Rs 9,572, up from Rs 5,299. One-way