Aviation sector | The high cost of flying

It is a paradox that the Indian aviation sector is still trying to resolve. Just when air travel had been peaking, and airlines were ordering more aircraft, when new airports were coming up even as older ones were being expanded, came a series of events that sent airlines headlong into turbulence. The repercussions of the war in West Asia, which erupted at the end of February, are in plain sight. It has led to a surge in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, driving up operating costs for airlines. Airspace closures, on the other hand, have upended some of the world’s busiest aviation corridors, forcing airlines to reroute or cancel services.