Overview
- Air India, which announced the change Tuesday, will shift to a distance-based fuel surcharge on domestic flights from Wednesday, April 8, with rates of ₹299 to ₹899 per sector.
- International surcharges now vary by region from $24 for SAARC destinations to $280 for North America and Australia, with Europe, North America and Australia moving to the new rates on Friday, April 10.
- The airline says the added charges on overseas routes do not fully cover the spike in jet fuel and that it will keep absorbing a significant share of the increase.
- Tickets issued before the effective dates keep the old pricing unless travelers change their itinerary and trigger a fare recalculation.
- The overhaul follows IATA data showing jet fuel near $195 a barrel by late March and a government cap that limited the domestic ATF rise to 25% as carriers dealt with reroutes, longer flight times and more than 10,000 cancellations linked to West Asia.