IndiGo Raises Fuel Charges on New Bookings From October 6

GURUGRAM, India — IndiGo (6E) will raise fuel charges on domestic and international flights for new bookings made from October 6, 2026, according to reporting on the airline’s Monday announcement. Existing bookings are unaffected, The Indian Express reported.

Domestic fuel charges will range from ₹375 to ₹1,300 per flight sector, depending on distance. The increases range from ₹100 to ₹350 compared with the airline’s charges introduced on April 2.

For international flights to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation destinations, the charge will be ₹1,000 for sectors up to 500km and ₹3,000 beyond 500km. Southeast Asia, Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the Middle East, and North and East Asia will carry a ₹5,500 charge per sector. Africa’s charge rises to ₹6,000, according to the TNN report.

Greece and Turkey will rise from ₹7,500 to ₹10,000 per sector, while the ₹10,000 charge for the rest of Europe remains unchanged, according to The Indian Express. The distinction means the European charge is becoming uniform, rather than remaining unchanged across every destination.

IndiGo attributed the revision to rising aviation turbine fuel costs. In its statement, as reported by The Indian Express, the airline said the latest month-on-month increase exceeded 14%, taking costs to among their highest levels in the past decade. It said recovering the full increase would require a larger adjustment and that it would continue monitoring the situation.

The carrier introduced this year’s fuel charge in March, initially setting the domestic levy at ₹425 per sector. April’s revision replaced that flat domestic charge with distance bands, lowering the levy on shorter flights while raising it on longer sectors. October’s adjustment raises every domestic band.

Fuel costs have also featured in Airways’ coverage of IndiGo’s decision to end its Norse Atlantic widebody leases, alongside airspace restrictions and currency pressures.