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Due to the farmers’ march towards the national capital, the fares of flight tickets between Chandigarh and New Delhi are witnessing a huge spike. The flight tickets which were once easily available at Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000  are now costing more than double as a fare ticket on an Indigo flight between New Delhi to Chandigarh has been priced at about Rs 15,000. 

People travelling from New Delhi to Chandigarh have to pay almost the same amount for a ticket to the one person who is travelling to Dubai. According to the travel website MakeMyTrip, a flyer can book an Indigo flight from New Delhi to Chandigarh at Rs 14,353 while an air ticket from the same airline between New Delhi and Dubai is priced at Rs 17,979. 

Screengrab from the MakeMyTrip website showcasing the price of flight tickets.  

The distance between New Delhi and Chandigarh is 234 kilometres and the distance between Delhi and Dubai is 2,203 kilometres. The passenger who will be travelling to Chandigarh from Delhi will pay the same price to cover one-tenth of the total distance between New Delhi and Dubai.

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The air ticket prices have increased drastically due to the ongoing farmers' protest which has disrupted traffic movement on multiple highways towards the national capital from Chandigarh. 

The farmers' protest has also affected the train services and many roads are also blocked by the farmers marching from Delhi. In addition, people are not getting reservation seats in trains and have to face inconvenience and discomfort to travel between the two major cities.