BIZCHINA / Weekly Roundup
Air passengers face fuel surcharge rises
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-08-29 15:23
Domestic air passengers in China will have to pay an extra 30 to 40 yuan
(3.75 to 5 U.S. dollars) in surcharges to cover the rising costs of fuel
from September 1.
In the second price hike approved by the State Council this year,domestic
carriers are to raise the short-haul fuel surcharge 60 yuan, a rise of 30
yuan, while the long-haul surcharge goes up to 100 yuan, a rise of 40
yuan.
Travelers who have already booked tickets for next month will be
exempted, as are infants, while children, disabled service personnel and
police can enjoy a discount of 50 percent, said a circular jointly issued
by the National Development and Reform Commission and the General
Administration of Civil Aviation.
Chinese airlines were allowed to raise the surcharge by 50 percent, or 10
yuan for short-haul flights and 15 yuan for long-haul when the price for
jet fuel surged by 60 percent in May.
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