It didn’t take long. Following Virgin Blue’s Christmas Eve announcement of its removal of domestic fuel surcharges from tomorrow, New Year’s eve, Qantas and Jetstar this afternoon scrapped theirs for all domestic tickets issued for flights from New Year’s day.
However Qantas is making no further reductions of its international fuel levies which it [...]
Tag Archives: fuel surcharges
Virgin removes Qantas and Jetstar domestic fuel levies
December 30, 2008 – 5:13 pm
Will Qantas turn shame into gain?
December 27, 2008 – 8:39 am
Virgin Blue’s elimination of domestic fuel surcharges announced on Christmas Eve seems to put Qantas to shame, but travel retailers are chatting about its likely response as being a headline grabber.
Qantas doesn’t look good for hanging onto an $18 domestic fuel surcharge when its subsidiary Jetstar is charging only $9 and Virgin Blue and Tiger [...]
Qantas slashes fuel surcharges after most holiday tickets bought
December 22, 2008 – 7:05 pm
Qantas and Jetstar reduced their fuel surcharges this afternoon but most Christmas holiday travellers will miss out on the long overdue savings.
This is because the reductions only apply to tickets issued from tomorrow, 23 December. Most holiday period tickets have already been bought.
On domestic routes the Qantas surcharge which was $21 per sector falls only [...]
The ACCC, petrol ‘Yes’, fuel surcharges ‘No’
December 11, 2008 – 11:39 am
The ACCC isn’t interested in the fuel surcharge ripoffs.
A spokesman says, “The ACCC doesn’t vet or approve the prices charged by airlines.
“We don’t have a role in the setting or monitoring of airline surcharges.
“If there is any evidence of false representations which could be misleading or deceptive the ACCC may have a role.”
Perhaps a fuel [...]
The robbery continues…
December 11, 2008 – 8:40 am
US reports are now predicting the oil benchmark may sag into the USD 30s band in coming days, making the continued imposition of fuel levies by airlines even more untenable than it has been since early November. This morning it was USD 43.52, weakening from a high of USD 45.26.
Keep in mind that our airlines [...]
Every dollar of a fuel surcharge is theft
December 8, 2008 – 7:08 am
From today, with the fuel benchmark in the low USD 40 range, every dollar of every fuel surcharge collected by every airline is theft.
None of these surcharges are remotely justifiable at these prices notwithstanding the AUD exchange rate.
The airlines will no doubt argue in some cases that the structure of their fuel price hedges involves [...]
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