By Admin 
Air India Fuel Surcharge: After jet fuel prices rising by almost 100 percent at the global level, Air India has also made a major change in the fuel surcharge. Under this, the company is going to remove the old Flat Surcharge from April 8, 2026 and implement a new slab system according to distance. Due to the company’s announcement of change in fuel surcharge on both domestic and international routes, Air India flight fares are going to become more expensive in the coming time. This change has been made due to the huge increase in global jet fuel prices due to the ongoing war between America and Iran.
This Tata Group-owned airline said that this new structure of fuel surcharge will be applicable on domestic routes from April 8 and on major international routes from April 10. This step has been taken after the huge increase in the prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), which has significantly increased the operational costs for airlines around the world.
Impact on domestic flights (from April 8)
For domestic travel, Air India has moved away from a flat fuel surcharge and adopted a distance-based model. Passengers traveling on short distance routes (0–500 km) will now have to pay an additional Rs 299 per sector, while passengers traveling on long distance routes more than 2,000 km will be charged Rs 899.
This change is in line with the government’s decision to limit the increase in domestic ATF prices to 25%, which has provided some relief to airlines and passengers. However, even this limited increase is expected to increase ticket prices in most sectors.
Impact on international flights (from April 10)
- North America and Australia- On these longest routes, there will be a surcharge of $280 (approximately Rs 23400) per sector (one-way) fare. That means there will be an extra cost of around Rs 47,000 on the round trip ticket.
- Europe and UK- Surcharge of $205 per sector i.e. approximately Rs 17000.
- Africa and Central Asia- Surcharge of $130 per sector i.e. approximately Rs 10800.
- Middle East- Surcharge of 50 dollars per sector i.e. approximately Rs 4200.
- South-East Asia and China- Surcharge of $100 per sector i.e. approximately Rs 8300. However, for Singapore it is $60 per sector.
- SAARC countries (Nepal, Sri Lanka)- Surcharge of $24 per sector for these countries. That means an additional expense of approximately Rs 2000.
What will happen on pre-booked tickets?
Air India has clearly stated that no new surcharge will be levied on the tickets which have been issued before these dates unless the passenger makes any change in the date or itinerary. The airline has also said that the surcharge will be reviewed as per the circumstances.
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