India, April 23 -- Tourists in Kashmir rushed to catch the first flight back to their hometowns after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead. Airfare for some flights out of the Kashmiri city have skyrocketed, prompting outrage on social media.

On MakeMyTrip, tickets for a one-hour-and-15-minute SpiceJet flight from Srinagar to Delhi on April 24 are currently retailing for over Rs.28,800. The airfare for the same SpiceJet flight on May 5 is only Rs.14,600. This shows how airfare for some flights out of Kashmir has almost doubled in the aftermath of the tragedy, with tourists making a hasty departure.

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