New Delhi, May 13 -- Air travellers planning getaways during the peak summer months of May and June should brace for higher fares, with domestic ticket prices already up by 10-15% compared to last year, according to data from travel portal EaseMyTrip.

Volatile aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices and supply-side constraints are pushing domestic airfares in India skyward, with average ticket costs between major cities and popular holiday destinations seeing a 10-12% year-on-year increase in June. Domestic airfare in May has increased 10-15% from a year ago.

Rikant Pittie, CEO & co-founder of EaseMyTrip, attributes the increase in ticket prices to supply-side constraints amid grounded aircraft. "This is largely due to aircraft on ground sit...