Prices for flights from India to the UK have gone through the roof as families rush to avoid a new hotel quarantine that comes in on Friday.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said it is a “difficult but vital decision” to add India to the red list. It means 1,500 people are expected to arrive each day before the new ban comes into force.
Some tickets have gone up five times from £400 for an economy seat to £2,000. Indra Travel Chairman Suresh Kumar told The Telegraph: “There was concern India was going to be added but it was still quite a shock.
People are concerned and desperate to get back and in a frenzy. "A normal £400 economy seat from Delhi is [now] anything up to £2,000.
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