ANA Fuel Surcharge Jumps ₹4,150 Each Way: Book by 31 Oct

Updated as of 24 Oct 2026. Surcharge amounts from ANA’s international fuel surcharge page and JAL’s fuel surcharge chart and 15 Oct 2026 press release, checked 24 Oct 2026. Both are subject to Japanese government approval.

Flying to Japan on ANA or JAL? Get your ticket issued by 31 October. From 1 November, ANA’s fuel surcharge on flights from India rises by about ₹4,150 per flight, and it applies to ANA’s own mileage tickets too.

What changes on 1 November

Ticket	Issued by 31 Oct	Issued from 1 Nov	Change
ANA, trip starting in India (per flight)	₹19,590	₹23,739	+₹4,149
ANA, return from India (two flights)	₹39,180	₹47,478	+₹8,298 per person
ANA, trip starting in Japan (Japan–India, per flight)	¥35,800	¥38,500	+¥2,700
JAL, trip starting in Japan (Japan–India, per flight)	¥38,500 for tickets issued in November and December		–

For a family of three on a return trip from Delhi or Mumbai, that’s about ₹25,000 more if the tickets are issued in November instead of October. The rule is the issue date, not the travel date: a ticket issued on 31 October for a flight in March still pays the old amount.

ANA miles pay it too

ANA says plainly that the fuel surcharge applies to ANA Mileage Club award tickets. So an ANA award from India now carries about ₹23,700 in surcharge per flight on top of the miles and taxes. Book through a partner programme instead and you usually avoid it:

Booking ANA flights with…	Fuel surcharge?	Indian cards that transfer
ANA Mileage Club	❌ Yes, ₹23,739 per flight from 1 Nov	Only via Marriott Bonvoy (3:1)
Air Canada Aeroplan	✅ No	Axis Magnus for Burgundy (5:4), SBI Card MILES (1:1), HDFC Infinia (2:1)
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	✅ No	Amex (5:4)

The trade-off: ANA’s own awards cost fewer miles: Tokyo–Delhi in business was 42,500 ANA miles in our search, against 75,000 on Aeroplan. But Indians can only get ANA miles from Marriott at 3:1, so those 42,500 miles cost 1,27,500 Bonvoy points (about ₹89,000 at ₹0.70 each), plus about ₹23,700 in surcharge. The Aeroplan seat is 75,000 points (about ₹97,500 at ₹1.30 each) with no surcharge. So unless you already hold ANA miles, Aeroplan is about ₹15,000 cheaper per business seat, before government taxes, which you pay either way.

What to do

You are…	What to do
Paying cash for ANA or JAL to Japan	✅ Get the ticket issued by 31 Oct, even for travel next year
Holding ANA miles for an award	✅ Book by 31 Oct to save about ₹4,150 per flight
Holding Aeroplan or Amex points	⚠️ No rush on surcharges. Book ANA through Aeroplan or Virgin instead
Starting your trip in Japan	⚠️ Same deadline: ¥2,700 more per flight on ANA from 1 Nov

Planning a bigger Japan trip? See our JAL round the world vs DIY comparison, where ANA’s surcharge already decides which way wins, and all Japan award prices on our Airline Partner Map.

DealUni take: a week’s notice for a ₹4,000-per-flight rise. If your Japan dates are fixed, issue the ticket now; if you have flexible points, book ANA through Aeroplan and skip the surcharge entirely. 31 tareekh se pehle ticket katwao, warna fuel ka bill bhi bharo. (Get the ticket issued before the 31st, or pay the fuel bill too.)

Sources: ANA: international fuel surcharge; JAL: fuel surcharge chart; JAL press release: surcharge for tickets issued November–December 2026. Checked 24 Oct 2026.