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War-risk premiums and jet-fuel spike force IndiGo to levy up to ₹10,000 surcharge
Faced with surging ATF prices and new war-risk insurance charges for Gulf overflights, IndiGo has raised fuel surcharges to as high as ₹10,000 per ticket from 2 April. The hike will push up corporate travel budgets, and other Indian carriers are expected to follow suit.
India switches off paper disembarkation forms: Digital e-Arrival Card now compulsory
From 1 April 2026 India has scrapped paper arrival forms. All foreign nationals and OCI card-holders must now submit a digital e-Arrival Card within 72 hours of travel and present the QR code at immigration. The change is part of the IVFRT 2.0 border-digitisation programme and is expected to shorten queues, improve data quality and save ₹28 crore annually. Global mobility teams should update travel check-lists immediately.