February 5th or re-routing the domestic course is expected to be free
From 0000 hours on 5 january 2015, the domestic fuel surcharge was “first down” in the new year. As a result of this adjustment, the number of kilometres below 800 has been reduced to 10, and only 30 for more than 800 kilometres. This has been the fifth consecutive downward revision of fuel surcharges, at an historic low. At that time, the market predicted the “free age” of surcharges on aviation fuel。
As domestic oil prices were again reduced in the early hours of 26 january, the call for a “free age” grew. In accordance with the circular issued by the commission in november 2011 on improving the mechanism for fuel attachments to domestic shipping routes for civil aviation and for air kerosene price coupling, domestic aviation fuel surcharges will continue to decrease, as the downward price adjustment for the current cycle has significantly exceeded the red line of $250 per ton. The industry estimates that domestic aviation fuel surcharges will be suspended。
Journalists learned yesterday from the south gate department of commerce that no information on adjustments to fuel surcharges had been received by domestic airlines. It is understood that adjustments to aviation fuel surcharges will normally be issued by 5 september. The domestic fuel surcharge adjustment programme is expected to be published by 5 february 2015。
Free of low-cost aviation, airport taxes and taxes
From 26 january 2015, all air carriers under the asian air flag will eliminate fuel surcharges. As early as 2008, asian airlines was also known to be the first global airline to eliminate fuel surcharges, which were subsequently re-introduced into the fare in 2011 due to soaring oil prices。
Journalists learned from airline booking platforms, such as travel, that not only asia has eliminated fuel taxes, but also the philippines cebu has announced that it will not collect them。
How much can citizens save on these two airlines? For example, the one-way tax for other airlines from the gate to manila is $362 and the boarding airline tax has been adjusted to $99. This will save the citizens $261 per one-way journey and $522 per rough round trip。
As both airlines are low-cost airlines, and passengers travelling with both airlines are relatively sensitive to prices, it is believed that this will greatly stimulate the growth of the destination-source markets for both airlines compared to domestic routes。
However, the traveller's expert reminded citizens that, although no fuel taxes were collected, other taxes and charges, such as airport taxes, departure taxes, etc., were to be collected under the various civil aviation policies. That is to say, it does not mean that a customer can travel only if he/she pays the fare。
There was a short-term exemption
Indeed, civil aviation has entered a “free age” for a short time in its history. There is a blank area in a map from the civil aviation resource network of domestic oil price adjustments. Between january 2009 and november 2009, aviation fuel surcharges were briefly waived。
Would the free collection of surcharges on aviation fuel stimulate passengers to opt for more flights? In-industry analysis suggests that aviation fuel surcharges are currently at historically low levels, at a maximum of $30. Thus, even if free of charge, the proportion of additional costs for aviation fuel is small compared to the cost of air tickets, so there is little impact on the choice of how citizens travel。
(in chinese)
