BA increase fuel surcharge to £156

[ranger 0]

Another increase thats 2 in the last month.

 

Up another £30 for a return to Thailand.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Another increase thats 2 in the last month.

 

Up another £30 for a return to Thailand.

 

 

I hate to disappoint you but it's 156 quid for flights of less than 9 hours. Over 9 hours, i.e. Thailand, and it goes up 60 quid for a return to over 200 quid.

 

"BA to increase fuel surcharges

 

British Airways is to increase its fuel surcharge on all tickets from next week.

From June 3, the surcharge for short-haul flights will increase by £3 per flight (£6 return) from £13 per flight (£26 return) to £16 per flight (£32 return).

The surcharge for long-haul flights of less than nine hours will increase by £15 per flight from £63 per flight (£126 return) to £78 per flight (£156 return)

The surcharge for long-haul flights of more than nine hours will increase by £30 per flight from £79 per flight (£158 return) to £109 per flight "(£218).

[ranger 0]

Even worse,thanks for correcting me Tom.

 

My days of flying BA/QANTAS look like being over.

[Hardeep J 0]

seems like all the airlines are doing it at the moment.

[Guest Fatboyfat]

No question that fuel charges are going up and necessitating fuel surcharges; But BA are just a bunch of lying thieves when it comes to the amount that they charge. They were fined just recently for using this surcharge to rip off customers last year, and then had the bloody nerve to announce massive (unexpected ) profits for the year. Looks to me that they are using the latest hoik (which in fact should be about £3/passenger on a long haul flight one way) to pay the record fine they got clobbered with earlier. Unfortunately the "blinkered" gobby type of greenies, and supporters of smoking bans, back this type of larceny.

[pattaya_mad 208]

I wonder if the surcharge will fall when the price of oil falls again?..don`t fuckin bet on it

[jacko 8,815]

I just flew round trip on KLM on tickets I purchased 7 months ago for the outward leg, and 4 months on the return. (I live in Thailand but purchased tickets ex-UK)

No surcharges.

 

Are these surcharges applied by BA when you purchase the ticket, or is it the heinous practice of hitting you at check-in when you can do nothing but get your wallet out?

Edited May 31, 2008 by jacko

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Are these surcharges applied by BA when you purchase the ticket, or is it the heinous practice of hitting you at check-in when you can do nothing but get your wallet out?

 

They cannot apply fuel surcharges afte4r the ticket has been paid for. However, in theory at least, they can apply any government tax increases.

[Big_Brian 179]

They cannot apply fuel surcharges afte4r the ticket has been paid for.

That's nice to hear, does that only apply to UK based airlines or is it a general rule? (have booked with Eva)

[CheshireTom 1,377]

That's nice to hear, does that only apply to UK based airlines or is it a general rule? (have booked with Eva)

 

Assuming you booked in the UK, it's a general rule. The origin of the carrier is irrelevant.

[Big_Brian 179]

Assuming you booked in the UK, it's a general rule. The origin of the carrier is irrelevant.

 

Thanks. Glad I booked early then.