mumbai the scorching domestic airfares of may and early june have made way for cheaper fares what with the southwest monsoon winds sweeping across the indian heartland heralding the start of the lean air travel season though indias daily domestic passenger traffic hasnt dropped drastically and is still over 4 lakh a change in the demandsupply equation is apparent as domestic fares have cooled considerablythe most notorious of them all the 24hour advance purchase airfare to fly from delhi to mumbai has also taken a mighty fallread alsoindias seen biggest surge in international airfares in asiapacific acinew delhi india has seen the highest jump in international airfares in the asiapacific according to airports council international aci aci asiapacific says its study of airfare trends in the region which examined around 36000 routes in the top 10 aviation markets in the asiapacific andgofirst absence big factor in airfare surgethe cheapest 24hour advance purchase ticket to leh from mumbai is rs 22500 and rs 20000 to kochi the conventionally expensive eastern and northeastern destinations are cheaper with mumbaikolkata at rs 7200 bagdogra at rs 8300 and so on the fare from mumbai to delhi is an incredible lowin the last week of may and early june the cheapest fare from delhi to mumbai for travel the next day began around rs 19000 for a oneway nonstop flightthe delhidubai fare was cheaper at rs 14000 after the ministry of civil aviation intervened fare on that route dropped to rs 18000 and a week later to rs 14000 on thursday the cheapest delhimumbai ticket was priced at rs 4500 for travel the next day lastminute fares are down on other routes too for instance after a long time a 24hour advance purchase ticket from mumbai to kochi oneway on a nonstop flight is priced at rs 4000 last month the cheapest tickets on this route began at rs 20000after go first suspended flights in early maythe airline was cleared to operate 1538 flights a weekairfares on certain domestic routes began climbing till they reached unprecedented levels in the last week of may and early juneairfares on flights to leh and srinagar climbed the most as go first was a popular choice for tourists flying to these destinations the cheapest delhileh oneway ticket on a nonstop flight is currently rs 15000 last month it was around rs 23000 lastminute fares to destinations such as ranchi remain high though