Fuel Price: Amidst inflation and rising travel expenses, there is a relief news for the passengers. Airline company AirAsia The company has said that this decision has been taken after the fall in the prices of jet fuel. After this decision of Air Asia, now the question is coming in the minds of people that if flight tickets can become cheaper, then will the prices of petrol and diesel also reduce? Let us know from here.

Why did tickets become cheaper?

In the last few weeks, there has been a softening in the prices of crude oil and jet fuel in the international market. Fuel constitutes a huge part of the total expenses of airlines. In such a situation, when jet fuel becomes cheaper, the costs of companies reduce. Now passengers have started getting the benefit of this. The CEO of AirAsia X said that since June 15, the company has reduced ticket fares on many routes.

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Will other companies also reduce fares?

If fuel prices remain under control, other airlines may also reduce fares in the future. Cheap tickets will reduce the pressure on the pockets of the general public during summer holidays and Teej festival season.

When will petrol and diesel become cheaper?

Now that flight tickets have become cheaper, this question is also coming in the minds of people whether petrol and diesel can also become cheaper? Actually, the prices of petrol and diesel in India do not depend only on crude oil. This also includes tax, VAT, freight charges and margin of oil companies. However, if crude oil remains cheap in the international market for a long time, then the government and oil companies can reduce the rates.

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Ethanol Blending in ATF News: Big news has come out regarding air travel in the country. The Government of India has given permission to mix ethanol in Aviation Turbine Fuel i.e. ATF. Notification has also been issued for this. Now apart from ethanol, other synthetic or man-made hydrocarbons can also be mixed in ATF.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has also updated the rules related to marketing of ATF through a gazette notification and brought its enforcement provisions in line with the amended criminal procedures. This decision has been taken after amendments made in the ‘Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order 2001’ issued under the Essential Commodities Act 1955.

However, the government has not yet set any immediate mandatory target for this rule. Also, no time limit has been fixed in this notification.

Why is ethanol blending important?

In fact, till now planes used to run only on conventional oil, but now mixing synthetic fuel in it will reduce the cost. Because the government’s target is to reduce its dependence on expensive crude oil coming from abroad. When crude oil is used less, the expenses of aviation companies will reduce and air fares will be cheaper.

The government’s target is also to reduce pollution. This step will take India towards the goal of ‘net zero’ emissions. When pollution reducing fuel is put into planes, the sky will also remain clear.

Now the fuel can be mixed with international standards like IS 17081. Right now the government has not set any mandatory target as to how much mixing is necessary, but by changing the rules it has made it clear that the future belongs to ‘clean energy’ only.

India saved foreign exchange worth more than ₹1.63 lakh crore

Not only this, India has saved foreign exchange worth more than ₹ 1.63 lakh crore through ethanol blending since 2014. Ethanol is mainly made from sugarcane molasses, corn and spoiled grains. With this, farmers get better prices for their crops and so far approximately ₹ 1.43 lakh crore has been paid to them.

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Due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, air fares may become expensive again from April 1, 2026. The price of ATF in India was ₹ 91 per liter in February. It increased to ₹97 per liter in March i.e. a jump of ₹6 per liter in a month. A big plane burns about 6,000 liters of fuel to fly from Delhi to Mumbai, which means an additional burden of ₹ 36,000 on just one flight.

Airfare may increase from April 1

If government oil companies fix prices according to global prices from April, then the share of ATF in the airline’s cost can reach 80 percent. Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu himself has said that ATF prices are decided on the first of every month and its effect will be visible from April 1, 2026. On top of this, airlines have to take longer routes to avoid Iran’s airspace. Longer routes mean more fuel and that expense ultimately comes out of the passenger’s pocket.

IndiGo has imposed a fuel surcharge of ₹425 to ₹2,300 per seat, depending on the route, on all domestic and international tickets from March 14. Air India and Air India Express implemented fuel surcharge of ₹399 on domestic tickets from March 12. Akasa Air also added its surcharge from March 15. Air India clearly said that if this surcharge was not there then it would not have been possible to operate some flights.

Fare had increased even before fuel surcharge was implemented

The government had imposed a cap on domestic fares during the IndiGo crisis in December 2025. The fare could not be more than ₹7,500 on routes up to 500 kilometres, ₹15,000 on medium distance routes like Delhi-Mumbai and ₹18,000 on long routes. This cap was removed from 23 March 2026. The government said that after the IndiGo crisis, the situation has now become normal and the capacity has been restored. There is now no cap on fares, although the ministry has warned airlines that any unreasonable and excessive increase will be viewed seriously.

Fares double between many cities

Due to this, the situation is such that the fare on the Bengaluru-Delhi route has increased from ₹ 1,500 to ₹ 3,000. The ticket from Bengaluru to Andaman which used to be available for ₹ 15,000 to ₹ 20,000 has now become ₹ 25,000 to ₹ 30,000. Goa fares have jumped from ₹4,000 to ₹8,000 to ₹10,000. A travel agent said that send a quotation and the fare increases by ₹ 2,000 in just 10 minutes till the customer responds. Now the summer schedule of DGCA is coming into effect from 29th March. This time there will be about 2,561 fewer flights every week compared to last year, i.e. a 10 percent decrease. Fewer seats, more demand and expensive fuel together will push fares higher.

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