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BA raises fuel surcharge on medium and long-haul flights
British Airways is raising its fuel surcharge on medium and long-haul flights for tickets issued from February 25.
The surcharge for one-way flights of less than nine hours will increase by £5 each way, bringing the surcharge to £106 for a return flight.
On flights of more than nine hours, the surcharge will go up by £6 each way, bringing the charge to £128 for a return fare.
Short-haul fuel surcharges will remain at £10 and £20.
The airline blamed the rising price of fuel.
BA usually notifies the travel trade press when charges go up, but made a decision not to do so on this occasion. A spokesman could not give a reason why.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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