Runway repairs: 100 flights cancelled at IGIA, fares up 100% on some routes

Just as passengers were dealing with delays and disruptions at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport due to repairs on one of the three runways since yesterday, November 15, they were hit with dearer spot airfares in and out of Delhi. Adding to the woes, about 100 daily flights have also been cancelled for the next eight days, according to The Times of India report. 

As seen on various travel apps and websites, the fare of one-way tickets from Delhi shot up to almost Rs 30,000. For example, the Delhi-Mumbai flight airfares showed high airfares ranging from Rs 15,000 to Rs