{
  "id": 12152214,
  "title": "Airfares soar: Delhi-Hyderabad up 68%; IndiGo hikes surcharge by up to Rs 350",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/airfares-soar-delhi-hyderabad-up-68-indigo-hikes-surcharge-by-up-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:31:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/flight-fares-soar-delhi-hyderabad-up-68-mumbai-kolkata-51-as-fewer-services-and-higher-fuel-costs-squeeze-travellers-indigo-raises-fuel-surcharge-by-up-to-rs-350/articleshow/134703030.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Airlines are raising airfares by significant margins this festive season due to soaring fuel prices and reduced flight frequencies. IndiGo, the nation's largest carrier, has increased its fuel surcharge on both domestic and international flights by up to Rs 350 as of October 6. This comes after a previous increase in March. For domestic routes, the surcharge now ranges from Rs 375 for flights up to 500km to Rs 1,300 for journeys over 2,000km. Other routes, such as Delhi-Hyderabad, have seen a 68% increase in fares compared to last year. While overall seat capacity has only decreased by 1.2%, airlines are operating fewer flights using larger aircraft, which maintains overall capacity. The OAG, a global aviation analytics firm, reported that airlines have scheduled 5% fewer domestic flights for October-December compared to the same period last year.",
  "summary": "Data from global aviation analytics firm OAG shows that airlines have scheduled 5% fewer domestic flights for the October-December quarter than during the same period last year. However, total seat capacity has fallen by only 1.2%. This indicates that airlines are operating fewer flights while deploying larger aircraft with more seats, keeping overall capacity relatively steady.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}