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BA increases fuel surcharges as oil prices continue to rise

Tuesday, 11 Jun, 2007 0

British Airways is to increase its long-haul fuel surcharge from June 13 because of further oil price increases.

The surcharge on long-haul flights of less than nine hours will increase from £33 to £38 per sector, or £76 return, and from £38 to £43 per sector, or £86 return, for flights lasting more than nine hours.

The carrier’s short-haul fuel surcharge is unchanged at £8 per sector.

BA commercial director Robert Boyle said the airline had no choice but to pass on the extra cost to customers as fuel costs have risen significantly in recent weeks.

He said: “Fuel continues to be our second largest cost and we expect our fuel bill this year to be more than £2 billion.

“The price of oil continues to be extremely volatile. Therefore, we believe the fuel surcharge continues to be the most transparent way for our customers to understand what they are paying and allows us to adjust the direct cost to our customers appropriately, whether that is increasing or reducing the fuel surcharge as we did on some of our long-haul flights in January.”

BA will also increase its fuel surcharges by similar levels in markets outside the UK.

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