RASHIDUL HASAN

Air tickets on domestic routes will cost Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,050 more following an 80 percent hike in jet fuel prices at the consumer level, according to the Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB).

Under the revised structure, the price of jet fuel for domestic flights has been set at Tk 202.29 per litre, up from Tk 112.41.

Meanwhile, jet fuel for international flights will cost $1.3216 (Tk 162.21) per litre, up from the current $0.738 (Tk 90.58).

For domestic flights, air operators will have to pay Tk 1,200 as duties and value-added tax, up from Tk 150, said Mofizur Rahman, secretary general of AOAB.

After adjusting the surcharge and tax, an air passenger will have to pay a minimum of Tk 5,849 for one-way travel to Sylhet, up from Tk 4,799 previously.

Of the minimum fare of Tk 5,849, airlines will have to furnish about Tk 1,754 to the state coffer, said Mofizur, also the managing director of Novoair.

Kamrul Islam, general manager (public relations) of US-Bangla Airlines, said they had no option but to update the surcharge rate after the unprecedented move by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.

“The government’s decision is illogical,” Mofizur told The Daily Star after his meeting with Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza “Our

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