For cash-strapped airlines, the decline in crude prices will make it cheaper to operate flights that are already nearly empty as people remain homebound due to the coronavirus

\"The AAP demands that the Centre should give the complete benefit of the decreased price of crude oil in the global market and they should give the petrol in Rs 39.76 per litre and diesel in Rs 31.58 per litre,\" says AAP leader Raghav Chadha

Crude oil prices climbed on Wednesday, lifted by hopes that US producers will cut output but gains were limited compared with Monday's crash after Saudi Arabia and Russia triggered a price war

Both petrol and diesel prices have seen a steady decline in prices since February 26; crude oil prices, however, rose for a second day on Tuesday on expectations that central banks were likely to enact financial stimulus to offset coronavirus impact

While petrol is selling at Rs 7.27 per litre in Delhi, per litre price for diesel is Rs 66.41. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel are being sold at Rs 78.88 per litre and 69.61 per litre, respectively

While petrol is selling at Rs 7.27 per litre in Delhi, per litre price for diesel is Rs 66.41. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel are being sold at Rs 78.88 per litre and 69.61 per litre, respectively

Petrol and diesel price today: Petrol prices have come down to below Rs 80 per litre-level in Mumbai, but diesel is still above Rs 70 per litre in Chennai

Petrol and diesel price today: Petrol prices have come down to below Rs 80 per litre-level in Mumbai, but diesel is still above Rs 70 in Chennai; fuel prices in Delhi are the cheapest among the four metropolitan cities

Petrol and diesel price today: In total, petrol has seen a Rs 1.14-paise drop in price, while diesel prices have been cut by 0.84 paise since October 2

Petrol and diesel price today: Petrol has seen Rs 1.01 paise drop in price, while diesel prices have been cut by 0.68 paise since October 2

Petrol and diesel price today: In a big relief, the petrol prices have come down to below Rs 80 per litre-level in Mumbai, but diesel is still above Rs 70 in Mumbai and Chennai

In a big relief, the petrol prices have come down to below Rs 80 per litre-level in Mumbai, while diesel is still above Rs 70 in Mumbai and Chennai

Petrol is cheapest in Delhi at Rs 74.33 per litre, while its costliest in Mumbai at 79.93 per litre; diesel is also the cheapest among the four cities in Delhi at 67.35 per litre, while it's costliest in Chennai at 71.15 per litre

Petrol and diesel prices: Despite the cut, petrol is still above Rs 80 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel is being sold at Rs 71.24 per litre in Chennai, the highest among the four major cities