Jet fuel price hiked by 2%
Aviation turbine fuel price at T3 in Delhi hiked by `1324.84 per kl to `67561.04 kl from Friday
New Delhi: Jet fuel prices were hiked by 2% on Friday, reversing the two month declining trend in rates. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price at T3 terminal in Delhi was hiked by ₹ 1324.84 per kilolitre (kl), or 2%, to ₹ 67561.04 kl from Friday, according to Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOC), the nation’s largest fuel retailer.
The increase comes after successive reductions in December and January when rates were cut ₹ Rs 688.4 per kl and ₹ 1472.92 per kl respectively. In Mumbai, jet fuel will cost ₹ 69,826.98 per kl as against ₹ 68,446.91 currently. Rates at different airports vary because of differential in local sales tax or value added tax (VAT).
Kolkata would see a price increase of ₹ 1432.19 to ₹ 76,586.20 per kl while it will cost ₹ 73,516.67 in Chennai as against ₹ 72,057.08 previously.
Jet fuel constitutes over 40% of an airline’s operating costs and the increase in prices will add to the burden of cash-strapped airlines. No immediate comments were available from the airlines on the impact of the price increase on passenger fares.
The three fuel retailers—IOC, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd—revise jet fuel prices on the first of every month, based on the average international price in the preceding month.
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