IndiGo on Wednesday announced that following the increase in jet fuel prices, it will start imposing revised fuel charges ranging from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000 on domestic and international flights from April 2. Due to increase in fuel charges, the airfares of many domestic and international flights are certain to increase. This announcement by the country’s largest airline comes on the day the prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) were revised, and the government had decided to increase the prices only partially by 25 per cent for domestic flights. Since March 14, the airline has been imposing fuel charges ranging from Rs 425 to Rs 2,300 on domestic and international flight tickets due to the sudden spike in fuel prices due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
Different charges according to distance
For domestic flights, the revised fuel charges will range from Rs 275 to Rs 950, depending on the distance. “With this clarity, IndiGo has also revised its domestic fuel charges to vary according to different journey distances,” the airline said in a statement. In case of international flights, fuel charges will range from Rs 900 to Rs 10,000 depending on the distance.
Charges will be applicable from April 2
The statement said that for international flights, ATF prices have more than doubled in the last month, resulting in a significant impact on the airline’s operational costs on these routes. The revised charges will be applicable from 00:01 hrs on 2nd April. Although fares would have had to be hiked significantly to fully compensate for the increase in fuel prices, IndiGo said it has imposed a relatively low burden on customers, keeping in mind the burden on them.