Flying abroad may get cheaper

New Delhi: Flying abroad could become marginally cheaper with international carriers reducing their fuel surcharge after a fall in price of oil. British Airways on Friday dropped fuel surcharge from 35 to 30 pounds per sector, which would bring down return economy fares in the Delhi-London route by around Rs 850. Accordingly, air fares from India to New York via London would be down by around Rs 1,700 per person. This applies to long-haul flights that are under nine-hour duration.
Japan Airlines too had brought down its fuel surcharge from 1 January this year. Some European carriers said they are monitoring the fuel situation closely, but did not react to BA’s move. Despite recent drop in oil rates, fuel costs remain the second largest cost after employee costs for airlines globally.
12/01/07 Economic Times

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