Jet fuel price hiked 4%; petrol, diesel price unchanged
The Hindu
The rate hike will increase the burden on airlines for whom fuel makes for almost 40% of the operating cost.
Jet fuel (ATF) price on Wednesday was hiked by 4% in line with firming international oil prices but petrol and diesel rates remained on freeze for a record 10th month in running.
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was increased by ₹4,218 per kilolitre, or 3.9%, to ₹1,12,356.77 per kl in the national capital, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
The increase follows three rounds of reduction since November. The price on January 1 was reduced to ₹1,08,138.77 per kl from ₹1,17,587.64. Prior to that, the price was slashed by 2.3% on December 1 and 4.19% on November 1.
The rate hike will increase the burden on airlines for whom fuel makes for almost 40% of the operating cost.
ATF price is revised on the 1st of every month based on the average rate of international benchmark and foreign exchange rates.
Petrol and diesel prices, however, continued to remain on freeze for a record tenth month in a row. Petrol costs ₹96.72 per litre in the national capital and diesel comes for ₹89.62.
State-owned fuel retailers are supposed to revise petrol and diesel prices daily based on a 15-day rolling average of benchmark international fuel prices but they haven't done that since April 6, 2022.
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