AS OF next week, Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers will be
paying more for their flight tickets due to an increase in fuel
surcharge.
SIA announced on Friday that it will increase its fuel surcharge
for tickets issued on or after Jan 27, as a result of the recent
sharp and sustained escalation in the price of jet fuel.
The price hike - which will also be applied to SilkAir flights -
will range between US$3 ($3.85) and US$27, depending on the flight
distance and class travelled.
The application of fuel surcharges may be subject to regulatory
approval or variation in some individual markets, said an SIA
spokesman.
'The adjustments will offer only partial relief from the higher
operating costs arising from increases in the price of jet fuel,'
the spokesman said.
The price of jet fuel is more than US$110 per barrel.
-- ST