02 February 2023: Jet Furl Price Hike
02 February 2023: The fuel price held constant on 02 February 2023 i.e. Thursday. However, Jet fuel price was hiked by 4 per cent in line with firming global oil prices.
On 21st May 2022, the last country-wide fluctuations in the oil prices were observed as the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman reduced the excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre across the country.
Jet Fuel Price Hike
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was increased by Rs 4,218 per kilolitre, or 3.9 per cent, to Rs 1,12,356.77 per kg in the national capital, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
The increase follows three rounds of reduction since November. The price on January 1 was reduced to Rs 1,08,138.77 per kg from Rs 1,17,587.64. Prior to that, the price was slashed by 2.3 per cent on December 1 and 4.19 per cent on November 1.
The rate hike will increase the burden on airlines for whom fuel makes for almost 40 per cent of the operating cost.
ATF price is revised on the 1st of every month based on the average rate of international benchmark and foreign exchange rates.
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Fuel Rates In The Cities
Fuel price in Mumbai and the national capital Delhi has Petrol rates at Rs 106.31 per litre and Rs 96.72 per litre respectively. Diesel costs about Rs 94.27 per litre and Rs 89.62 per litre respectively.
Whereas, in Kolkata, the cost of petrol is Rs 106.03 and that of diesel is Rs 92.76 a litre, respectively. Petrol costs Rs 102.63 per litre in Chennai while diesel costs Rs 94.24. In Bangalore, it’s Rs 101.94 for a litre of petrol and Rs 87.89 for a litre of diesel.
Chennai: Petrol rate: Rs 102.63 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.24 per litre
Kolkata: Petrol rate today: Rs 106.03 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 92.76 per litre
Mumbai: Petrol rate: Rs 106.31 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.27 per litre
Delhi: Petrol rate: Rs 96.72 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.62 per litre
Bangalore: Petrol rate: Rs 101.94 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 87.89 per litre
Lucknow: Petrol rate: Rs 96.57 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.76 per litre
Noida: Petrol rate: Rs 96.79 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.96 per litre
Gurugram: Petrol rate: Rs 97.18 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 90.05 per litre
Chandigarh: Petrol rate: Rs 96.20 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 84.26 per litre
