The Civil Aeronautics Board on Friday said the airline fuel surcharge remains unchanged in July even as jet fuel prices fall.
CAB executive director Carmelo Arcilla said the fuel surcharge under the 1 July through 31 stands at level 4 as jet fuel averaged between P30 to P33 per liter. The fuel surcharge in June similarly stood at level 4.
As a result, airlines impose a per passenger fuel surcharge between P117 and P342 for domestic flights and P385.70 to P2,867.82 for international flights.
For cargo, airlines are allowed to collect fuel surcharges between P0.60 per kilogram and P1.76 per kg for domestic deliveries and P1.98 per kg to P14.74 per kg for international.
“Airlines wishing to impose or collect fuel surcharge must file its application with the CAB on or before the effectivity period, with fuel surcharge rates not exceeding the above-stated level,” Arcilla said.
Airline fuel surcharges are an optional fee imposed and collected to recover costs and stem losses caused by upward spikes in fuel cost.
The CAB THE said fuel surcharge is not a part of the basic airfare and may be reduced or removed depending on the price of jet fuel in the market.
The CAB suspended the imposition of fuel surcharge in all domestic and international flights in 2015 because of lower jet fuel prices but decided to implement it again this year, as prices surged.
