Flights: How much fuel your plane consumes per second
State-owned oil marketing companies hiked aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price by ₹5,494.5 per kilolitre (1,000 litre), or 16.3 percent, to ₹39,069.87 per kl in Delhi. The sharp increase in jet fuel prices will increase the operating costs of Indian carriers at a time when they are still struggling to reboot operations after a two-month halt due to the coronavirus pandemic. The fuel cost for an aeroplane is ₹39.06 a litre.
As the state-run refiners increase ATF prices, the balance sheets of the airline companies will take a hit because ATF accounts for 35-50% of the cost of running an airline in India.
Airbus A321neo fuel consumption
To cover a distance of 1200 kilometres in two hours (assume Delhi to Mumbai flight), Airbus A321neo will fly at an average speed of 600 km per hour, which translates to 10 km per minute.
