IndiGo and Air India, Indian airlines, have planned to reduce the number of flights from 1st June due to an increase in Aviation Turbine Fuel costs due to increasing West Asia tensions, as per reports.
Air India is about to cut 15 percent of domestic flights, while IndiGo may cut 7 percent of its operations. Overall, Aviation Turbine Fuel constitutes 40 percent of an airline's operational expenses. But due to the Middle East tensions and increase in crude oil prices, Indian airlines, Air India and IndiGo had to take this decision.
Air India senior official said that they run 3,800 flights every week. The cost of Aviation turbine fuel required was Rs 80,000 per kilolitre, which has increased to Rs 1 lakh, which is not viable to operate flights when airline fuel prices are high.
Air India Plans to Cut The Following Routes From 1st June.
Senior officials have reported that flights from Mumbai and Delhi would get affected and will be cut from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, Patna, Nagpur and Bhopal. Also, the flights from Delhi to Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru will be cut to reduce the operational costs.
Also, there will be cuts in international operations as the passengers taking domestic connecting flights to Mumbai and Delhi flights will also decline due to low demand. The airline will not operate from 1st June till the end of August. These flights are already removed from the website so that passengers cannot book them.
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