Indigo to introduce 'fuel charge' due to rising ATF prices
Airline Indigo on Thursday introduced fuel charges due to rising Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices on its domestic and international routes. The said charges will come into effect from October 6.
Under the new pricing structure, passengers booking Indigo flights to incur a fuel charge, per sector, based on sector distance.
Earlier this month, the Central government had hiked jet fuel prices by a little over 14 per cent, the third straight monthly hike, data showed. ATF prices were hiked by 8.5 per cent in August and 1.65 per cent in July, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
Prior to that, rates had been cut on four occasions.
ATF prices in Delhi were hiked to Rs 1,12,419.33 per Kl for domestic airlines from Rs 98,508.26 a month ago.
For international airlines, ATF prices stood at $1,031.29/Kl from $902.62/Kl. Mumbai also witnessed a similar hike, as prices stood at Rs 1,05,222.13 per Kl for domestic airlines, up from Rs 92,124.13 a month ago.
For international airlines, ATF prices in Mumbai were revised to $1,029.21 from $900.73 in August.
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