Your air travel is set to get costlier as Air India, Air India Express hike fuel surcharges from October 9

Air India and Air India Express on Thursday announced a revision in fuel surcharges across domestic and select international routes in response to rising Aviation Turbine Fuel ATF pricesATF prices have witnessed significant volatility in recent months driven largely by geopolitical developments and sustained pressure on global energy markets The latest increase in fuel prices has further raised operating costs for airlines with fuel accounting for a substantial proportion of overall airline expenditureAir India and Air India Express have revised their fuel surcharges to partially offset the increased cost burden while continuing to provide services across their networksThe revised fuel surcharge will apply to new bookings made from 12 am on October 9 for Air India Express and from 11 am on October 9 for Air India The surcharge will vary by sector and route categoryRevised domestic fuel surchargeFor oneway domestic sectors the revised fuel surcharge will be0500 km Rs 4005011000 km Rs 60010011500 km Rs 85015012000 km Rs 12002000 km and above Rs 1200Revised international fuel surchargeFor oneway international sectors applicable to itineraries originating from or arriving in India the revised surcharge will beNorth America USD 215Australia USD 210Europe including the UK USD 135West AsiaMiddle East USD 55Air India and Air India Express said they will review the surcharges periodically and make appropriate adjustments as requiredIndiGo also hikes fuel surchargeIndias largest airline IndiGo on Monday announced an increase in its fuel surcharge on domestic and international flights from October 6 citing a sharp rise in ATF pricesThe revised charges are expected to push up airfares with the increase on domestic routes ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 350 depending on the distanceThis is the second time IndiGo has increased its fuel surcharge since the charge was introduced in MarchUnder the revised structure the fuel surcharge for domestic flights will be Up to 500 km Rs 375 5011000 km Rs 600 10011500 km Rs 900 15012000 km Rs 1150 More than 2000 km Rs 1300IndiGo has also revised the fuel surcharge for international flightsFor flights within the SAARC region the surcharge will range from Rs 1000 to Rs 3000 depending on the routeThe surcharge will be Rs 5500 for flights to Southeast Asia the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC the Middle East and North and East AsiaFor flights to Africa the charge will be Rs 6000 while flights to Europe will attract a surcharge of Rs 10000IndiGo said ATF prices had remained volatile in recent months particularly amid the geopolitical situation in the Middle EastAccording to the airline fuel prices have risen continuously with the latest monthonmonth increase exceeding 14 per cent This has pushed ATF costs to among their highest levels in the past decade it saidldquoGiven that Aviation Turbine Fuel ATF makes up a significant share of the airlines operating costs this rise is expected to impact airlines cost structures and network economics including those of IndiGordquo the airline said