IndiGo flights to get costlier: Airline to levy fuel surcharge from March 14

IndiGo volition levy substance surcharge ranging from Rs 425 to Rs 2,300 connected its home and planetary flights pursuing a crisp summation successful aviation turbine substance prices owed to the ongoing hostility successful Middle East.In a statement, the hose said that the substance surcharge volition beryllium imposed connected tickets from March 14."IndiGo, India's starring airline, is introducing a substance complaint connected home and planetary routes, effectual 00:01hrs connected 14th March, 2026. This measurement is taken owed to the important surge successful substance prices pursuing the ongoing geopolitical issues successful the Middle East. IATA's Jet Fuel Monitor indicates an 85+% summation successful substance prices for the region," the hose said.

"Aviation Turbine Fuel represents a important stock of airlines' operating cost. This abrupt and steep summation volition person a worldly interaction connected each airlines' costs and network, including IndiGo's. While offsetting the full interaction of this substance terms surge requires a precise important accommodation to fares, IndiGo has introduced a comparatively smaller magnitude arsenic a Fuel Charge keeping successful caput the consequential load connected customers," it added.

Earlier, Air India and Air India Express besides announced substance surcharge of Rs 399 connected each home formation summons from March 12 owed to rising operating costs.The hose radical said the surcharge volition beryllium implemented successful phases crossed home and planetary routes owed to the steep emergence successful pitchy substance prices linked to the geopolitical concern successful the Gulf region.In the archetypal phase, a substance surcharge of Rs 399 per home summons volition beryllium imposed from March 12. The aforesaid surcharge volition besides use to flights to SAARC destinations, the hose said successful a connection connected Tuesday.For West Asia routes, the surcharge volition beryllium USD 10 per ticket, portion the complaint for Africa flights volition summation by USD 30 to USD 90. The surcharge for Southeast Asia services volition emergence by USD 20 to USD 60.