NEW DELHI, 18 March 2026: IndiGo, an Indian low-cost airline, has introduced a fuel surcharge on domestic and international routes since 14 March 2026, following a surge in fuel prices amid military strikes in the Gulf.
The airline quotes IATA’s Jet Fuel Monitor, which identified an 85+% increase in fuel prices for the region. Aviation Turbine Fuel represents a significant share of airlines’ operating costs.
“This sudden and steep increase will have a material impact on all airlines’ costs and networks, including IndiGo’s,” the airline noted.
While offsetting the entire impact of the fuel price surge requires a substantial adjustment to fares, IndiGo said it has introduced a relatively small fuel surcharge, mindful that the burden falls on customers.
Overall prices for all new bookings on IndiGo flights have included the following additional surcharges per sector since 14 March.
In view of the evolving situation in the Middle East, IndiGo will be operating 252 weekly flights to and from the Middle East, as it cautiously makes adjustments to its operations in the region from 16 March 2026 until 28 March 2026.
IndiGo is almost back to its regular schedule, with 126 weekly flights to/from Saudi Arabia and 28 weekly flights to/from Oman. Additionally, IndiGo will operate 98 weekly flights to and from the UAE.
Once its fleet of 400+ aircraft is fully operational again, the airline will fly around 2,200 daily flights, connecting 95 domestic and 40 international destinations.
Update: Flights to and from Dubai
Due to the evolving situation in the Middle East, flight operations in Dubai have been further restricted, leading to changes to flight schedules that will affect services through 18 March.
(Source: IndiGo)
