AGARTALA, Dec 12 (TIWN): Common people of the State have been massively hit with the sudden price hike in the flight fare.

When the Railway service s suspended for the BG conversion work and the National Highway is in deplorable condition people in the state are facing problem to travel outside the state.

Reportedly, the price hike in the flight fare has created problem for the common people to travel outside the state.

It is to be mentioned here that due to the price hike in the flight fare many patients belonging to middle class are facing problem in travelling outside the state for better treatment. Besides, allegation has been raised that the state has only one flight which provides stretcher service.

There are many patients which needs stretcher service for moving outside the State for better treatment but due to lack of stretcher facility in the flights has caused problem for the patients.

Besides, for the middle class families it’s hard to book nine seats for the stretcher in the Air India flight.

However, there are no stretcher facilities in any other flights. Therefore, no other option for the patient and its families rather than wait for their turn of booking as many patients has already booked the stretcher ticket.

The fare hike has hit the labour and low income working in the State who depends on the budget carriers for their travel.

Besides, the people is also facing ticket crisis. The burden of increase has been passed on to the passengers directly instead of the airlines.

Airlines need to reduce fares and not hike them particularly when it comes to emergency travel like in medical emergency, said a local.

However, the lack of tickets and shortage of stretchers facility in the State has hit the patients of the State.