Nandish Kidi, a tourist from Hiriyur, Chitradurga district, currently in Kashmir, shares a shocking update on airline ticket prices amid the recent terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025. With families urging tourists to return home due to safety concerns, Nandish reveals that flight fares from Srinagar to Bangalore have nearly doubled, making it difficult for stranded tourists to leave. He calls on the government to take strict action against airlines exploiting the situation and urges them to offer reasonable rates during this critical time. Watch.
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00:00A chilling incident in Pahalkam, Kashmir has left the nation in shock.
00:11Tourists were targeted in a terrorist attack, triggering panic among families and friends
00:16of those still in the region.
00:18Amid this chaos, Nandish Khiddi, a tourist from Hiryur in Chitradurga district, posted
00:33a heartfelt video from Kashmir, raising a serious concern many didn't see coming.
00:38Nandish explains that while his round trip had originally costed him Rs. 30,000, booking
00:44a one-way flight, now is price the same or even higher.
00:48So, are the tourists desperately trying to return home safely, facing price exploitation?
00:54On April 22nd, Pahalkam, there was a lot of news in Pahalkam.
01:00There were many tourists and tourists and tourists.
01:05So, in this critical situation, there was a lot of news about the family,
01:11and there was a lot of news in Pahalkam.
01:14So, when the family members came, they called the tourists,
01:17and they had to return home safely.
01:20So, there was a lot of news in Pahalkam.
01:23So, when they went to the Pahalkam,
01:25the airline prices checked the flight ticket,
01:28one to double rise.
01:30So, after that, they turned off.
01:32I called the Pengalore to Pengalore up and down ticket.
01:35And they went to the Pahalkam area.
01:37I checked the flight tickets right here.
01:41I was able to check the flight tickets
01:43I was able to go to Srinagar in Bengaluru
01:46I was able to check the flight tickets
01:56He makes a plea in the video saying
01:58that in times of crisis
02:00airlines must show empathy
02:02and not capitalize on fear
02:04He also called on the government to intervene
02:07Notably, in response to the tragic attack in Kashmir's Palgham
02:27Air India has announced additional flights
02:30from Srinagar to Delhi and Mumbai
02:32and is offering full refunds on cancellations
02:37To be continued...
02:39To be continued...