Aug 18, 2008

Aviation fuel surcharge does not have the limit

ANA announced today about new fuel surcharge from October (to December), long haul flights will be once again charged due to higher fuel price. What really annoys every travelers should be the difference between the ticket price and the surcharge which will be possibly more surcharge than the air fare.

Flights from Tokyo to Europe or to US, new fuel surcharge will be "held" (as they claim the charge should go more) somewhere below 40.000 Yen / single (but for the high fuel price, ANA claims 44.000 Yen / single should be the right charge). The cheapest RETURN fare is sold for 53.000 (excl tax), this means that the fuel surcharge will be much expensive than actual ticket price, totally ridiculous.

Aviation industry brings not only businessmen but also too many tourists. This whole silly price war on international crude oil markets has caused not only poor people in need of riots, but it is so obvious that aviation logistics will be massively damaged. Less demand of tourism will cause many people jobless, it is only the matter of time.

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