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Passengers travelling by air on domestic routes will have to shell out more money as major airlines, including state-owned Indian and leading private carrier Jet Airways, have increased fares following continuous rise in prices of jet fuel in the past few months.

Passengers travelling by air on domestic routes will have to shell out more money as major airlines, including state-owned Indian and leading private carrier Jet Airways, have increased fares following continuous rise in prices of jet fuel in the past few months.

Indian on Friday announced a hike ranging between Rs 45 to Rs 400 in its domestic fares for all discounted, unchecked and apex class tickets. The new prices will come into effect from September 10.

Officials of the public sector firm said the maximum hike of Rs 400 was only on two sectors — Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram and Delhi to Kochi. In other sectors, the fare hike was at an average of Rs 200.

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The prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) or jet fuel, which constitutes 30-35 per cent of the operating cost of airlines, has been increasing between two-three per cent for the past several months, forcing the aviation industry to increase the fares.

A Jet Airways spokesman said there was an increase of Rs 200 on all routes and all fares. Besides this, an additional Rs 500 was levied on all Jet airways coupons that have been purchased by passengers under various schemes, he added.

A Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson said though no decision had been taken so far about increasing the fares, it could consider an increase if other airlines did so.

Low-cost carrier Spicejet claimed it had not increased the fares, but sources in the company said the number of seats available on the lower side of fare were reduced.

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