{"id":199296,"date":"2026-04-30T11:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T06:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=199296"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T06:26:33","slug":"indian-airlines-warn-of-collapse-as-fuel-prices-soar-amid-pakistan-airspace-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/04\/30\/indian-airlines-warn-of-collapse-as-fuel-prices-soar-amid-pakistan-airspace-ban.html","title":{"rendered":"Indian airlines warn of collapse as fuel prices soar amid Pakistan airspace ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Delhi : Indian carriers Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet have warned the Modi government that the aviation industry is on the brink of a \u201ccomplete shutdown\u201d due to soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war and ongoing closure of Pakistani airspace.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the Federation of Indian Airlines, in an April 26 letter to the Civil Aviation Ministry, said ATF costs \u2014 now 40% of operating expenses \u2014 have made both domestic and international flights \u201ccompletely unviable\u201d after prices jumped to $179 per barrel amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Airlines sought urgent deferment of 11% excise duty on ATF and a uniform pricing mechanism, warning that \u201cirrational\u201d hikes will cause \u201cunsurmountable losses,\u201d aircraft groundings, and mass flight cancellations.<\/p>\n

Indian airlines are already reeling from Pakistan\u2019s airspace ban since April 2025, which has hit 800 weekly flights. Air India alone faces a $600 million yearly loss due to the ban, Indian media reported.<\/p>\n

The Iran war, ongoing since February 28, has closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking 11 million barrels of oil per day from the market, according to the International Energy Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi : Indian carriers Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet have warned the Modi government that the aviation industry is on the brink of a \u201ccomplete shutdown\u201d due to soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war and ongoing closure of Pakistani airspace. According to Kashmir Media Service, the Federation of Indian Airlines, in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":193919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t