News: British Airways increase fuel surcharge
Flights > News > # 775 (19/04/2006)
British Airways will increase the fuel surcharge on its longhaul flights again from Friday April 21, 2006 due to additional rises in the price of crude oil. The longhaul fuel surcharge on tickets sold and issued in the UK (including flights booked through the airline's web site BA.com) will ncrease from £30 per sector to £35 per sector (£70 per return trip). The surcharge for British Airways' shorthaul flights within Europe (including UK domestic flights) remained unchanged at £8.
Martin George, British Airways’ commercial director, said:
“Our fuel costs remain a real burden. The price of oil has risen above $70 a barrel and experts anticipate it staying at these levels for some time. This latest fuel surcharge rise is very regrettable but we have little choice to pass some of our extra costs on to our customers. We believe that it is better to be transparent with our customers by showing the level of fuel surcharge they are paying rather than hide the costs by raising fares behind the scenes like some other airlines choose to do. This approach would enable us to reduce the surcharge should fuel prices fall over time.”
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