Bangkok--20 Oct--Thana Burin Asia Pacific
Qantas said today it would reduce its international fuel surcharges for tickets issued on or after Tuesday, 24 October 2006. The
Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said the new one-way fuel surcharges would be:
From Australia New surcharge Previously
UK and Europe $170 (4,760 baht) $185 (5,180 baht)
Mainland USA, Canada, South America, South Africa and India $130 (3,640 baht) $145 (4,060 baht)
Asia, Pacific, Honolulu $105 (2,940 baht) $115 (3,200 baht)
New Zealand $60 (1,680 baht) $65 (1,820 baht)
“When Qantas was forced to address the issue of high fuel costs in May 2004, we chose to add a surcharge rather than increase the
cost of fares so that we could reduce or remove the additional charge if fuel prices dropped,” Mr Dixon said.
“This is the first time since then that we have seen a decrease in the price of fuel over a sustained period, and we will monitor
the situation closely over the coming weeks. If prices continue to fall, we will extend the reductions to our domestic surcharges, which
were not included in the most recent increase in August 2006, and look at further reductions to our international surcharges,” he said.
Mr Dixon said that despite the recent drop in the price of oil, fuel costs remained a major issue for airlines.
“Qantas still faces a significant shortfall compared to last year in terms of recovering fuel cost increases, even after hedging
and surcharges.”
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Kasemsri Kaewthammachai (08 1 611 4696) Email: [email protected]
Qantas Public Affairs office
Thana Burin Asia Pacific Co Ltd Tel: 02 231 6158-9 Fax: 0 2231 6230
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