Air Deccan hikes fuel surcharge by Rs 200

NEW DELHI: India's first low-cost no frill airline, Air Deccan, has made a marginal increase of Rs 200 in the fuel surcharge on all fares to all routes from Friday.

The new surcharge will be applicable to all bookings made on or after July 7 and will not apply to tickets that have been booked or purchased in advance, a company spokesman said in a release.

"In the last one year there has been a 36 per cent increase in the fuel prices in India. Tax on fuel has also increased by 26 to 38 per cent. It is imperative for us to revise the fuel surcharge as the fuel cost of an aircraft contributes approximately 40 per cent to the total airline cost," Chief Operating Officer of the airline Warwick Brady was quoted in the release as saying.