Mumbai: In what could cause further trouble for the aviation sector, the state-run Indian Oil Corporation raised the price of Aviation Turbine Fuel by 2.5 pc. A kilolitre of ATF will cost Rs 65,067.85 in Delhi and Rs 65,029.29 in Mumbai. Jet fuel accounts for nearly 30 pc of the operating cost of an aircraft.
Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) price was hiked by 28 paisa per cylinder and that of non-subsidised gas by Rs 6 per bottle. The cylinder now costs over Rs 82 more than the rate in 2014, when the BJP government came to power.
A 14.2-kg subsidised LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 496.14. Simultaneously, the price of non-subsidised LPG was increased by Rs 6 per 14.2-kg cylinder to Rs 712.50.