In the wake of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices being increased by 2.5 per cent, Jet Airways on Friday hiked fuel surcharge on its tickets by Rs.200 with effect from Saturday.
Other airlines such as Kingfisher and Air India are yet to take a decision on hiking the component of fuel surcharge.
The ATF price at Delhi's T3 airport was hiked by Rs.1,429 per kilolitre, or 2.5 per cent, to Rs. 57,689 per kl with effect from Friday. The ATF prices vary from airport to airport, depending on the local sales tax or VAT. The price of ATF makes up for nearly 40 per cent of an airlines' operating cost.
“With the recent hike in ATF prices, Jet Airways has decided to increase its fuel surcharge by Rs.200 per domestic sector. This will be applicable on all flights of Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and JetLite, for sale and travel effective September 17, 2011,” a Jet spokesperson said.
