As aviation kerosene prices rose yesterday, Air China, Hainan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and other airlines announced that from today, zero hour (with a vote date) raised fuel surcharges domestic flights, or nearly doubled.
According to airline fuel surcharges announced the latest collection standards, domestic flights over 800 km from the 40 per fuel surcharge upwards to 70 yuan, while the 800 km route from 20 yuan less than doubled to 40. This is since last November 12 after the levy of fuel surcharge recovery one of the biggest adjustments.
It is understood that a few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission decided to play at 0:00 on October 26 will be commonly used in the 3rd Civil Aviation jet fuel ex-factory price of aviation kerosene by the 5470 yuan per ton increased to 5,690 yuan per ton increase in 220.
At present, fuel costs have accounted for the three state-owned Air China (Air China, China Southern, China Eastern) is about 40% of the total cost. Fuel prices 20% after the airline self-digestion, and the rest in the form of fuel surcharges borne by passengers. Unwilling to bear the cost alone, so the upward pressure on the airlines, but also with the fastest speed increase fuel surcharges.
Previously, due to international oil prices, or suspension of 10 months, fuel surcharge last November 12 started to recover levy was less than 800 km and 800 km routes are charged at the standard 20 yuan and 50 yuan. With the Development and Reform Commission on June 1 this year, cut domestic refined oil prices, fuel surcharges more than 800 kilometers down from the 50 to 40.
Widely believed that the jet fuel surcharge, airlines become the biggest beneficiary. It can be said that this increase fuel surcharges for airline in terms of a "extra good", the original aviation market is growing rapidly this year, airlines load factor, the price level and the performance is better, the fuel surcharge will be adjusted significantly its performance even better.