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New Delhi, Dec. 6

Kingfisher Airlines, its 100 per cent subsidiary, Kingfisher Red and the Delhi-based low cost airline IndiGo have all reduced the fuel surcharge. Kingfisher Airlines and IndiGo have both reduced the fuel surcharge by Rs 300 for distances less than 750 km and by Rs 200 for longer flights. From now, a passenger in Kingfisher Red will pay a fuel surcharge of Rs 1,950 for flights below 750 km and Rs 2,700 for longer flights. Kingfisher Airlines has reduced the fuel surcharge b y Rs 400. Air India, Jet Airways and JetLite have already announced similar reduction in the fuel surcharge. The decision to lower fuel surcharge comes at a time when the international price of crude has been falling. Between September and now, ATF prices in Delhi have declined from Rs 59.65 a litre to Rs 36.89.

— Our Bureau

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