International air tickets up 10% as airlines increase fuel surcharge

Airlines have various fare slabs and Air India has withdrawn its lowest fare slab on Mumbai-London route

International air travel has become costlier by 5-10 per cent as airlines have hiked fuel surcharges. The increases comes in the wake of spike in fuel price over the last few months. While demand for air travel remains strong, international fares from India have more or less remained flat. As such volume growth has not led to revenue growth for airlines.

However, airlines are revising the fuel surcharges as yields remain under pressure. Etihad has revised fuel surcharge by $10 for return economy tickets and $20 for return business or first class tickets issued on or after June 4, while