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Air India cuts fuel surcharge on domestic flights

NEW DELHI: Air India will slash fuel surcharge on all domestic flights by Rs. 400 from Tuesday following a substantial cut in the jet fuel prices.

The airline now levies a fuel surcharge of Rs. 2,750 on flights up to 750 km and Rs. 3,100 beyond that distance. The surcharge will now be reduced by Rs. 400 effective for all bookings made from Tuesday, an Air India official said here on Monday.

“This will amount to a reduction of 14.5 per cent on the total fare,” the official said.

State-run oil companies last week cut the aviation turbine fuel price by Rs.2,480 per kilolitre, which will be effective from December 1 – the sixth such cut since August. Besides, the government has also abolished 5 per cent Customs duty on jet fuel.

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