Fuel Surcharge Reduction February 2009

[EWR]

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_333751.html

[yongchau]

alamak!!! the maximum is just US$10??? juz US$3 to US$5? its negligible!!! i tot they will cut AT LEAST 50%..other airlines already cut a lot...its insane...

[Mousehunt]

That's pathetic...... considering the price of crude oil. They must have lots of inventory on paper.

[stargold]

I don't know why they even bothered...

[mr_botak]

Funny.. I was just thinking about this the other day. I can only presume that Mousehunt is right and they have hedged at some horrendous level.

[sqdazz]

absolutely pathetic, a few dollars, give me a break

[SQflyergirl]

MH had a 70% average reduction last week - to put things in perspective.

[Chris]

Still a whole lot better than JAL!

[LionCity]

Best thing to do is to vote with your pocket! The main thing about air travel is to move from Point A to Point B. I look at it the following ways:

1. If you think you could bear without SQ on some flights and save money, better to do so.

2. If money is not an issue and find it hard not to fly SQ, better to stick with SQ

3. If money is a big issue, better to wean off SQ.

I think I belong to the first category but again this will depend whether I keep my pay and job and in that case will fall to category 3.

[YK@HKG]

Its incredible to see SQ still charging US$22 (Y) and $29 (C) per sector for SIN-Asean coutries and medium-haul routes. Whereas, no cut in the long-haul routes

To put things in perspective, CX is now charging a mere US$8 for short and medium-haul routes; and US$36 for long-haul routes.

[Mousehunt]

Its incredible to see SQ still charging US$22 (Y) and $29 (C) per sector for SIN-Asean coutries and medium-haul routes. Whereas, no cut in the long-haul routes

To put things in perspective, CX is now charging a mere US$8 for short and medium-haul routes; and US$36 for long-haul routes.

That's why I am taking CX to TPE from SIN even if I need to spend 2 hours more on the plane.

[Guy Betsy]

MH had a 70% average reduction last week - to put things in perspective.

On their international routes? Cos I know domestic flights have zero fuel surcharges, and ASEAN aren't that high either. But MH hits you on long haul international routes!

[SQflyergirl]

On their international routes? Cos I know domestic flights have zero fuel surcharges, and ASEAN aren't that high either. But MH hits you on long haul international routes!

Yep, it was 70% on their longhaulers.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...477&sec=nation

[VC10 Boy]

I don't understand the logic behind reducing the surcharge for intra-asia flights but not on long-haul flights. Surely the fuel fro SIN BKK is priced the same as SIN LHR?

[quik!]

Ridiculous!