JAL to raise fuel surcharges from Oct 1

Sunday 24th August, 07:46 AM JST

TOKYO —

Japan Airlines will raise fuel surcharges on its international airfares by 500 to 5,000 yen for one-way tickets to be issued on and after Oct 1.

The margin of the hike would have been a maximum of 16,000 yen if the current fuel price uptrend is taken into account. But JAL decided to curb the surcharge increase so as not to scare off customers, company officials said.

All Nippon Airways announced a similar fuel surcharge hike on Aug 18.

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DenshaDeGO at 11:38 AM JST - 24th August

My surcharge was ¥70,000 this summer.
Pukey2 at 12:08 PM JST - 24th August

My surcharge was ¥70,000 this summer.

My one's only half that amount (to Europe). You must have chosen the wrong airline.
Hepkess at 01:26 PM JST - 24th August

C'mon, how many of you use JAL or ANA anyway? You have to watch Northwest, United and KAL economy cattle rates start rising before it starts to hurt too bad. I am a not-a-frequent-flyer myself and the higher prices just give me a good excuse to become a "not-a-flyer".
timeon at 02:09 PM JST - 24th August

I went Europe using JAL this summer. The ticket was 210,000, and 67,000 was the surcharge. However, other carriers (Lufthansa, KLM, AirFrance and so on) were at 21~25,000, including surcharge. And I like the service on JAL much better. American carriers? You must be joking
timeon at 02:10 PM JST - 24th August

sorry, make that 210~250,000
Statistician at 03:36 PM JST - 24th August

Won't concern me because I don't fly with rip-off airlines.
kview at 05:04 PM JST - 24th August

The term states that fuel surcharges are subject to changes. You are not spared even if you confirmed your ticket earlier on.
sk4ek at 07:52 PM JST - 24th August

The surcharges are also based on retroactive 3-month price ranges for jet fuel, so any major drop in fuel prices now (specifically, the wholesale price of jet fuel on the Singapore exchange) would not be reflected in lower fuel surcharges until the next round of adjustments in January.

If the carriers were more open and honest about how the surcharges are calculated and applied, I think they would have fewer worries about consumer backlash.
Sarge at 07:55 PM JST - 24th August

Incredibly, people will pay it.
DenshaDeGO at 09:51 PM JST - 24th August

You must have chosen the wrong airline.

I flew JAL.

Won't concern me because I don't fly with rip-off airlines.

Got your own jet then?
Sarge at 09:54 PM JST - 24th August

"I don't fly with rip-off airlines"

"Got your own jet then?"

Har!
ProudKoreanGuy at 10:05 PM JST - 24th August

Does JAL also charge for things that used to be free, like refreshments and banket and pillow, as the U.S. airlines do now?
timeon at 01:45 PM JST - 25th August

not at all, I had 5 (little) bottles of wine :)
Damax6 at 10:44 PM JST - 26th August

Its good to know that drinks are STILL free on asian and european airlines, flew NW to manila, had to fork out 5bucks for a beer , it also took them eyons to serve u food..it was my first and last asian short-haul flight with NW..Totally ridiculous. Since the price per barrel has gone down, the charges should follow suit.....i guess not!!! airline companies just found a new way to up the fares. FUEL SURCHARGES
Sarge at 02:26 PM JST - 28th August

ProudKoreanGuy - I think JAL still gives you free slippers.