20/02/2024
FYI PASSENGERS!!!
: Passengers are set to Pay More for their Plane Tickets Next Month with the Imminent Increase in the Fuel Surcharge.
In a Recent Advisory, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) Hiked the Fuel Surcharge to Level 6 for March from Level 5 this Month.
This was the First Time the CAB Raised the Fuel Surcharge Level this Year After Two Consecutive Downgrades.
Under Level 6, Passsengers on Domestic Flights will Pay a Fuel Surcharge of P185 to P665 each while those Flying Abroad will be Charged an Additional P610.37 to P4,538.40 each.
These are More Expensive than Level 5 Rates: P151 to P542 for Domestic Flights and P498.03 to P3,703.11 for International Routes.
Fuel Surcharges are Additional Fees Charged by Airlines to Recover their Fuel Costs. These are on Top of the Base Fare, which is the Actual Amount paid by the Passenger for His or Her Seat.
Next Month, Passengers Flying from Manila to Caticlan, Legaspi, Kalibo and Roxas will Pay a Fuel Surcharge of P292. While those going to Iloilo, Bacolod, Tacloban and Puerto Princesa will be charged P388.
Applicable Fuel Surcharge for Flights from Manila to Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Surigao and Siargao is P513; and to Zamboanga, Cotabato and Davao, P598. Those booking Manila-General Santos and Clark-Davao Flights will shell out an Additional P665.
Passengers Flying from the Philippines to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam will Pay a Fuel Surcharge of P610.37. While those visiting China will be Charged An Additional P828.73.
Airlines will be Collecting Fuel Surcharge amounting to P844.16 from Passengers Flying to Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia; P949.51, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea; and P2,100.23 for Australia and Middle East.
