International Airfares Continue To Climb Sky High As World Wide Airlines Raise Fuel Surcharges
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The cost to travel outside the United States is becoming more expensive due to special add-on fuel surcharges now being imposed by most US and international airlines across the globe" - says Tom Parsons CEO of
Bestfares.
"On several international routes the fuel surcharge is actually higher than the base
airfare" - says Parsons. The fuel surcharge compared to last summer on some
routes has more then doubled. Parsons gives an example stating, "The base
airfare price from
Los Angeles
to
London
for departure by May 25, 2008 is as low as $195 roundtrip and the fuel
surcharge is $306 roundtrip."
This
week we saw the price of oil hit over $122 per barrel. It's a traveler beware,
as the cost of fuel continues to climb so will airfares. The cost of jet fuel
has become the biggest expense for the airlines in recent years and this cost is
now being passed on to the customer through fuel surcharges and higher ticket
prices. We also expect to see more increases on domestic and international
routes throughout 2008.
"As
we enter the busy high-demand summer season, many travelers are seeking out
airfares as low as last summer. We suggest that before you start searching on
the internet that you take two aspirins to avoid ticket shock " - adds
Parsons.
Listed
below are the fuel surcharges charged by most major airlines that offer
international service from the United States:
|
Destination
|
Summer
2007 Fuel Surcharge (Roundtrip)
|
Summer
2008 Fuel Surcharge (Roundtrip)
|
Fuel
Surcharge Difference
|
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Most
European cities including
Amsterdam
,
Athens
,
Madrid
,
Moscow
,
Paris
,
Prague
and
Rome
|
$150
|
$270
|
$120
|
|
United
Kingdom
(
London
,
Manchester
and
Glasgow
)
|
$130
|
$302
|
$172
|
|
Beijing
,
Manila
and
Tokyo
|
$180
|
$270
|
$90
|
|
Cairo
,
Egypt
and
Dubai
, UAE
|
$160
|
$260
|
$100
|
|
Most
German cities including
Berlin
, Frankfurt and
Munich
|
$150
|
$210
|
$60
|
|
Hong
Kong
|
$180
|
$270
|
$90
|
|
Honolulu
|
$18
|
$130
|
$112
|
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Johannesburg
|
$150
|
$290
|
$140
|
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Mumbai
|
$250
|
$350
|
$100
|
|
Rio
de Janeiro
|
$56
|
$170
|
$114
|
|
San
Jose
,
Costa Rica
|
$130
|
$250
|
$120
|
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Santiago
,
Chile
|
$130
|
$310
|
$180
|
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Sydney
|
$70
|
$230
|
$160
|
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Tel
Aviv
|
$112
|
$290
|
$178
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