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As many in the industry may have begun to notice, fuel surcharges are making a reappearance in the industry, with several airlines recently announcing that they will be reinstating the unpopular fees.
JAL has moved to reinstate its fuel surcharge on all international flights for tickets issued between the 1st of October and the 31st of December, after cancelling surcharges in May when prices of fuel dropped.
Additionally, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines have reviewed their fuel surcharge policies, while Thai Airways has already lifted its fuel surcharge. A slew of other airlines such as Jet Airways, Kingfisher, and China Southern have also reviewed policies in recent weeks.
Asian carriers arent the only culprits, as Lufthansa recently announced the increase on domestic German and European flights by EUR3 a sector.
In Australia, the resurgence of high fuel surcharges has once again brought up the question of whether airlines were profiteering off of the unpopular fees, as well as arguments that fees should be included in the ticket price especially with the new federal clarity in pricing laws now in effect.
Since the 25th of May this year, price advertisers have had to prominently display the total sum of a product, and no longer be able to quote prices with additional taxes and fees, though component pricing is still allowed as long as the total figure is displayed clearly.
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Fuel surcharges begin the creep back upwards
