Rising fuel surcharges…

Hoping to take a flight to or from Japan in the near future? Be aware, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airlines have announced painfully high increases in their fuel surcharges which will add over $500 to the cost of some round-trip flights. Here’s some details:

Airline / Route	Previous fuel surcharge (one-way)	New surcharge as of July 1st (one-way)
JAL/ANA: Japan to Canada, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, Oceania, USA (mainland)	20,000 yen	28,000 yen

United Airlines and Northwest Airlines raised their fuel surcharge for Japan-to-America flights earlier this year to 17,000, and with oil prices continuing to rise, the future looks pretty dark….

7 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - May 24, 2008 at 7:02 am

Categories: General Japan Tags: japan, travel

morningstar

How much is that in dollar?
- http://www.japanprobe.com James
  
  http://www.google.com/search?q=28%2C000+yen+to+dollars
- the overthinker
  
  $718.
  In East Caribbean Dollars.
- Gragra
  
  Work it out yourself already.
Niels

In Europe airlines have to quote their prices to consumers including ALL taxes. This way you can immediately see how much your ticket really costs.

Just like adding consumer taxes etc. to all other consumer goods is obligatory in Europe and in Japan.
reisender

Seriously,
It’s so frustrating.
Whenever I start shopping for airline tickets, I immediately double whatever price I see, which is pretty much accurate.
the overthinker

HIS has a nice chart of fuel surcharges by airline and destination. As expected, JAL likes to gouge as much as possible. ANA likes to as well.
http://www.his-j.com/tyo/online/fuel.htm
This can make a significant difference to the base price, and one airline that looks cheaper can actually end up being more expensive.

The whole thing is a damned gouge as airlines want to fool the public into thinking they’re a lot less than they actually are. It can add over 50% to the ticket price.

Rising fuel surcharges…

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