New Delhi: Not only do you have to deal with long mid-air delays because of overcrowded airports, you have to pay for it too. Airlines are now adding on a congestion charge Rs 150 on every ticket to offset the fuel costs of circling around airports while they wait to land.
Kingfisher, Jet Sahara and India are among the first airlines to introduce the congestion charge. Airfares of most major airlines will go up by Rs 150 per sector from Friday onwards.
Officials of Indian, Air Sahara and Kingfisher confirmed the hike while the spokesperson of Air Deccan said the carrier was looking at the quantum of the hike and the timing of it.
Jet Airways spokesperson said the airline would increase the fares by imposing a traffic congestion surcharge of Rs 150 per ticket on its domestic sales from.
Asked about reduction in fuel prices, the spokesperson said the reduction was too minimal to warrant any downward revision of fares.
The airline lost Rs 27 crore in Q2 due to congestion over Delhi, Mumbai and other airports. Ticket sold outside India would be hiked by the same amount from December 5, he said.
Airlines are losing money because of heavy traffic, which means flights have to hover above airports for longer durations before landing.
With PTI inputs
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