{
  "id": 8048535,
  "title": "Flying to Kolkata for Durga Puja? Be ready to pay 71% more on Oct 16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/flying-to-kolkata-for-durga-puja-be-ready-to-pay-71-more-on-oct-16",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:58:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/flying-to-kolkata-for-durga-puja-be-ready-to-pay-71-more-on-oct-16/articleshow/134306093.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The median one-way fare into Kolkata for October 16, when Durga Puja begins, is Rs 14,117. The same routes cost Rs 8,259 for a departure next week. Kolkata is the only one of eight big metros where mid-October fares are running above mid-November fares. The increase applies only to flights coming into the city. Seats going out of Kolkata on the same day are priced normally.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}