Operational expenses remain further strained by jet fuel prices, which constitute roughly 40 percent of total airline costs. IndiGo Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has called on the government to reduce heavy aviation taxes and rationalise escalating airport fees. Indian airlines absorb considerable operational cost surges caused by heavy levies and airport fees, eventually passing the remaining burden onto price-sensitive travelers. Operational expenses remain further strained by jet fuel prices, which constitute roughly 40 percent of total airline costs. Addressing market concentration concerns, Bhatia clarified that IndiGo deploys 34 percent of its capacity connecting 250 newly developed city pairs.