Sri Lanka’s ongoing fuel crisis resumes wreaking havoc across the country. National carrier SriLankan Airlines and international airlines have made drastic cuts to their schedule due to a shortage of jet fuel. We take a closer look at the situation below.
Fuel
In an official statement, the low-cost carrier explained that it has installed a new water faucet by which it has saved 12.42 liters of water per flight for an average length of 138 minutes. IndiGo now operates 1,500 daily flights with an average flight duration of 98 minutes.
Sri Lanka’s Aviation requested to carry extra fuel to incoming flights
Amid a spike in international oil prices, Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price on Tuesday witnessed record levels hike across the country following a steep 8.5% increase in fuel prices.