News: BA increases fuel surcharge for premium passengers
Flights > News > # 1812 (23/06/2008)
British Airways has increased the fuel surcharge for passengers travelling in its premium classes to compensate for rising fuel costs.
Flyers in first class, Club World and World Traveller Plus will pay up to £24 more per flight than those in economy.
A BA spokesperson said the move was "appropriate" as premium passengers enjoyed more space in the cabin and a higher baggage allowance.
Virgin Atlantic also has higher fuel surcharges for its premium customers.
This is the first time British Airways has introduced different levels of surcharges depending on which class passengers travel in.
Economy-class passengers pay a £109 fuel surcharge on one-way flights of more than nine hours. The changes mean that World Traveller Plus customers will pay £121 and travellers in Club World and First Class will pay a fuel surcharge of £133.
At the start of the year, British Airways' fuel surcharge was £58 for a single flight of more than nine hours. The rising price of oil has caused it to increase its ordinary fuel surcharge three times this year.
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