Friday, January 9, 2015

Petrol's getting cheaper so why aren't air fares?


The price of oil is lower than at any time since the summer of 2009, meaning cheaper fuel for everything from central heating to cars. Planes devour kerosene thirstily, so airlines should stand to benefit. Yet leading carriers have not reduced the hefty fuel surcharges that have applied for years. On Flybe, for example, you pay a £7 surcharge for the 20-minute Jersey-to-Guernsey hop. Even after a modest cut in surcharges last month, Virgin Atlantic levies £9.50 from Manchester to Heathrow and £349 for an Upper Class return trip to Hong Kong.




















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