With aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices seeing a surge over the past few months, India’s largest airline IndiGo has decided to introduce a distance-based “fuel charge” on domestic and international flight bookings from Friday. According to the information provided by IndiGo, the fuel charge will be based on distance slabs and will vary between Rs 300 and Rs 1,000 per sector.
“The decision follows the significant increase in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, which have surged in the last three months with consecutive price hikes every month. ATF accounts for a substantial portion of an airline’s operating expenses, necessitating fare adjustment to address such a cost surge. Under this pricing structure, passengers booking IndiGo flights will incur a fuel charge, per sector, based on the sector distance,” the carrier said in a statement.
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