He increased precipitation in the country made the interprovincial transport temporarily suspend its services to northern Peru to avoid accidents. Airline service is the only option people have to get to the north; However, the flight price it increased.
The suspension of the interprovincial transport services It comes after some roads to the north were blocked due to landslides and the presence of water currents due to heavy rains.
According to The Republic, airlines They would have raised their prices. Among them are Latam Airlines whose tickets to Chiclayo to Lima for this March 12, they would oscillate between 177.58 USD and 242.48 USD. For Monday, the price would not drop below $119.00.
During research, we found that the tickets they had already been completely sold out on the aforementioned airline.
Low-cost airlines have also increased their prices, approaching amounts similar to those of conventional airlines. For example, Sky Airlines has flights for this Sunday, March 12, Piura in Lima from 142.00 USD, for Monday the 13th the price is reduced to 120.00 USD.
The cost of the flight Trujillo to Lima in the same company for Monday is 150.00 USD, on Tuesday it drops to 130.00 USD.
Another airline is Jet Smart, known for its low cost tickets; however, for Monday, the price for the Trujillo-Lima route is USD 217.00. On Tuesday, the figure is reduced but to 127,000 USD. Likewise, the ticket from Piura to Lima for this Sunday is 163.00 USD, while its regular price is 35.00 USD to 40.00 USD normally.
As there is a transit restriction, interprovincial transport companies have declared the suspension of ticket sales to the following destinations:
– Falls
– Trujilo.
– Chimbote.
– Piura.
– Sullana.
– Chiclayo.