Petrol, diesel now cost 30% more than jet fuel
NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices soared to new record highs after rates were hiked again on Sunday by 35 paise a litre. Interestingly, the auto fuels now cost a third more than the rate at which ATF is sold to airlines.
The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 105.84 a litre and Rs 111.77 per litre in Mumbai, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 102.52 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs Rs 94.57.
With this rise, petrol is now at Rs 100-a-litre mark or more in all state capitals while diesel has touched the 100-mark in over a dozen states. Diesel crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Bengaluru, Daman and Silvassa.
