Students have confirmed that the late date of exams for the end of the year confuses their accounts to book tickets to their country or to spend the summer vacation abroad, explaining that the lack of disclosure of examination schedules forced them to postpone the date of booking tickets to the date of travel, In large proportions.
The Ministry of Education has not yet set the dates for the end of the current school year.
In addition, Omar Ahmed, Sanaa Abdulhadi, Eman Saif, and Arthal Salah demanded that the Ministry of Education announce the schedules for the end of the current academic year (2019/2018) so that they can book tickets for the summer vacation, both in their country Or other destinations.
They explained to Emirates Al-Youm that delaying the announcement of the examination dates causes them to delay booking tickets, which increases the cost of the trip. Ticket prices increase as the holiday approaches, and reservations may be canceled on flights that will shorten the flight time. Travel, demanding a reduction in the duration of leave in the first and second chapters, to reflect the end of the school year in early June next year, and spare students hardship in high temperature.
"The delay in booking travel tickets costs traveling families an increase of up to 60 percent," he said. "My family consists of five people. When I book tickets from Dubai to Cairo these days, the cost will not More than 10 thousand dirhams, while delaying the reservation to bear the cost of more than 15 thousand dirhams ».
For his part, Asayel Travel and Tourism Director Riyad Al-Faisal said that the prices of tickets vary if the traveler booked early in comparison to booking in the season. The price is greatly increased due to the increase in demand. In the so-called "optimal management of the seats of the aircraft", and increase the price value when the delay of the reservation, to increase the price increase to 50%, in June and July, which witness an increase in the number of passengers and residents, citizens after the end of the school year.
He noted that "delaying the booking of tickets to the time of travel during the season, may cause two things: the first not to get a passenger seat in the airline wants to travel on board, and the second possibility of the prices of tickets for sudden increases, borne by the traveler.
The delay in booking airline tickets costs traveling families an increase of up to 60%.