Your air travel is going to be more expensive now. The prices of Jet Fuel or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) have increased once again. State-owned oil company Indian Oil Corporation has increased ATF prices by 5 percent or Rs 6188 per kilolitre.

After this increase, the price of jet fuel in the capital Delhi reached a record Rs 1.23 lakh per kilolitre. The new rates will be applicable till 31 May 2022.

How much did the prices of fuel increase this year?

From January 1, 2022, till now, the prices of jet fuel have increased 9 times. So far this year, its price has increased by 61.7 percent. Since January 1, the price of jet fuel has increased by Rs 46938 per kilolitre. On January 1, the price of ATF was Rs 76.02 per kiloliter, which has now increased to Rs 1.23 lakh per kilolitre.

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Fuel Prices in different cities

In the country’s capital Delhi, today i.e. on May 16, the price of ATF has increased from Rs 116852 per kiloliter to Rs 123039.71 per kiloliter. The price of ATF in Mumbai is Rs 121847.11 per kiloliter, in Kolkata Rs 127854.60 per kiloliter, and in Chennai, its price has gone up to Rs 127286.13 per kiloliter.

The price of ATF has been increased for the 10th time in a row. So far this year, the price has increased 9 times. During this time, the price of fuel remained unaffected.

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