The jet fuel prices for domestic airlines were increased by Rs 6.2 per litre on Tuesday, a hike of more than 5%, NDTV Profit quoted unidentified sources at Indian Oil Corporation Limited as saying.This is the second consecutive monthly increase in the price of aviation turbine fuel, which now stands at Rs 121.2 per litre.On August 1, the rate was raised to Rs 115 per litre from Rs 110. In July, it had been reduced by Rs 5 per litre.The latest increase will add to the financial burden on airlines, as aviation turbine fuel accounts for about 40% of their operating expenses.The war in West Asia has pushed up global oil prices and led to airspace restrictions that have increased operating costs. On April 26, Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet told the Union government that the country’s aviation sector was on the verge of “stopping operations” and had sought its intervention “for immediate and meaningful financial support to tide over the current situation”.Air India said on May 13 that it would temporarily suspend its services on certain international routes from June to August due to airspace restrictions over some regions and record-high prices of jet fuel.Commercial LPG price hiked The prices of 19-kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas cylinders were also increased by approximately Rs 10 in the country, The Hindu reported.The increase applies to commercial cylinders used by businesses and industrial consumers. Prices of domestic cooking gas cylinders are unchanged.With this, a 19-kg LPG cylinder costs Rs 2,745.5 in Delhi, and Rs 2,701 in Mumbai.The hike was steeper in Kolkata, where the price of commercial cylinders was increased by Rs 11.50 to Rs 2,844, the newspaper reported. In Chennai, the prices were increased by Rs 10.5 to Rs 2,916.5 per cylinder.The rates of free trade 5-kg cylinders were increased by Rs 2, The Hindu reported.Free trade 5 kg LPG cylinders are designed for easy purchase without mandatory address proof and are primarily used by migrant populations in urban and semi-urban areas.India imports half of its natural gas requirements and 88% of its crude oil needs. This mostly comes through the Strait of Hormuz, which had been effectively blocked since the conflict in West Asia began on February 28.Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.