New Delhi – India’s largest airline IndiGo on Thursday said it has removed the additional fuel surcharge levied on all domestic and international flights with immediate effect.
This comes after the government slashed jet fuel or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices by 4% at the start of the new year.
An IndiGo spokesperson said the fuel charge, introduced in October 2022 when ATF prices were rising, has been removed as rates have softened now.
Earlier this week on 1st January, state-owned oil marketing companies had cut ATF prices by Rs 4,162 per kilolitre to Rs 101,993 in Delhi.
This reduction marked the third straight monthly cut in jet fuel prices, bringing total reductions to 45% of the hike seen between July and October when ATF rates touched record highs.
Since jet fuel makes up over 40% of an airline’s operational costs, the recent price cuts bring major relief to the struggling aviation sector amid slowing travel demand.
IndiGo said while ATF prices remain dynamic, it will continue to adjust components like fuel surcharge in airfares in line with market conditions.
The removal of additional charges may help IndiGo attract customers at a time when air passenger traffic has dipped.
Recently, the airline had also courted controversy when a passenger found an insect in the food served onboard a Mumbai-Delhi flight. IndiGo received a show cause notice from food regulator FSSAI over the incident and promised appropriate action.
