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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 5:15 am
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vizmax
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Its a mystery
Originally Posted by CalFlyer
The magic of airline pricing ... once the average household income in India is on the same level as in the US, maybe fares will equalize.
I don't think pricing has anything to do with household incomes.

JNB-DXB-MAA-DXB-JNB (Johannesburg-Chennai Return) costs about ZAR 5750 (Was about ZAR 4600 about 3-4 weeks back)

For the same date range, a ticket from Chennai-Johannesburg and back costs about INR 45000 (About ZAR 8000). Thats almost double and in this case costlier ex-India.

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