Effective Wednesday, October 1, 2025, consumers will face steeper costs for essential fuels as oil companies have announced a substantial increase in both Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) and commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices. This adjustment reflects the current trends in global benchmarks for fuel.
Specifically, jet fuel (ATF) saw a hike of ₹3,052.5 per kilolitre, or 3.3%, bringing its price to ₹93,766.02 per kilolitre in the national capital, a major aviation hub. This information comes directly from state-owned fuel retailers.
This latest surge follows a modest 1.4% (₹1,308.41 per kilolitre) price cut just last month, indicating a volatile market.
This upward revision is expected to significantly impact commercial airlines, for whom fuel constitutes nearly 40% of their total operating expenses.
As of now, there have been no immediate statements from airline operators regarding how this price change will affect their operations or ticket prices.
Across other major cities, ATF prices have also climbed: in Mumbai, the rate rose to ₹87,714.39 per kilolitre from ₹84,832.83, while Chennai and Kolkata saw increases to ₹96,816.58 and ₹97,302.14 per kilolitre, respectively.
It’s important to note that fuel prices vary by city, influenced by local taxes like VAT.
In parallel, oil companies have also raised the price of commercial LPG, primarily used by businesses like hotels and restaurants, by ₹15.50 per 19-kg cylinder. A commercial LPG cylinder in the national capital now stands at ₹1,595.50.
This increase for commercial LPG comes after a series of six consecutive monthly reductions, with the most recent being a ₹51.50 cut on September 1st. Cumulatively, prices had dropped by ₹223 per cylinder since April.
The firming of global oil prices, primarily driven by geopolitical factors, has necessitated these adjustments in retail fuel rates.
Similar to ATF, LPG prices also vary across states due to differing local taxes, including VAT.
However, there’s a silver lining for households: the price of domestic cooking gas (LPG) remains stable at ₹853 per 14.2-kg cylinder, after an earlier ₹50 per cylinder hike in April.
State-owned fuel giants Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) regularly revise ATF and cooking gas prices on the first day of each month. These revisions are determined by the average benchmark international fuel prices and prevailing foreign exchange rates.
Meanwhile, domestic petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged. They were last reduced by ₹2 per litre in mid-March of the previous year, just before the general elections. Currently, petrol is retailed at ₹94.72 per litre in Delhi, and diesel at ₹87.62 per litre.