IndiGo announces Rs 75 to Rs 10,000 revised fuel charges; airfares to rise

The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, on Wednesday announced revised fuel charges ranging from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000, which will push airfares higher for many domestic and international flights amid the rise in jet fuel prices.

The announcement from the country’s largest airline comes on a day when the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices were revised, and the Government decided to only partially hike the price by 25 per cent for the domestic flights. From March 14 onwards, the airline has been levying fuel charges ranging from Rs 425 to Rs 2,300 on domestic and international flight tickets as the fuel prices jumped in the wake of the West Asia conflict.

“Although fully offsetting the fuel price increase would require substantial fare revisions, IndiGo has passed on a relatively smaller amount to customers, keeping in mind the consequential burden on them,” IndiGo said on Wednesday and regretted the inconvenience to passengers resulting from the fuel charges.

For domestic flights, the revised fuel charges will be Rs 275 to Rs 950, and in the case of international flights, the fuel charges will vary from Rs 900 to Rs 10,000. The charges, which will depend on the distance, will be applicable from 0001 hours on April 2. The fuel charge will be Rs 275 for domestic flights on routes that are 0-500 kms long and Rs 400 for flights that fly 501-1,000 kms.

The amount will be Rs 600 for 1,001-1,500 kms, Rs 800 for 1,501-2,000 kms and Rs 950 for distances above 2,000 kms. Currently, the airline levies a flat fuel charge on domestic flight tickets.

The airline said it was thankful to the government for the timely intervention, without which April 2026 fuel cost increases would have severely impacted the affordability of domestic air travel.

“For international operations, ATF prices have more than doubled in the last month, consequently driving a significant impact on the airline’s operating costs on these routes,” the airline said in a statement.

In the Indian subcontinent, the fuel charges will be Rs 900 for up to 500 kms and Rs 2,500 for above 500 kms. For GCC and Middle East services, the amount will be Rs 3,000 for up to 2,000 kms and Rs 5,000 for above 2,000 kms.

IndiGo said that for Southeast Asia and China, the fuel charges will be Rs 3,500 for up to 2,000 kms and Rs 5,000 for above 2,000 kms.

For Africa flights, the fuel charge will be Rs 5,000, and in the case of Greece and Turkey, it will be Rs 7,500.

The fuel charge will be Rs 10,000 for UK and Europe flights. IndiGo said it would continue to monitor the situation and make relevant adjustments as and when appropriate.

Air India, Air India Express and Akasa Air, which had also started levying fuel surcharges last month, did not announce any changes on Wednesday.