Tokyo June 8, 2016:Japan Airlines (JAL) announces that it will maintain no fuel surcharge on all international passenger tickets purchased between August 1 and September 30, 2016.
JAL sets fuel surcharge levels bimonthly based on the 2-month average price of Singapore kerosene-type jet fuel. The price of Singapore kerosene-type jet fuel during the two month period of April and May 2016 averaged US$52.28 per barrel, which accounted for 5,726 yen in the average exchange rate of 109.52 JPY/USD during the same period.
As a result, with reference to the fuel surcharge benchmark list for FY2016 in Japanese yen, this correspondsto zone of 'below 6,000 Yen' resulting in no fuel surcharge on all international passenger tickets purchased between August 1 and September 30, 2016.
Fuel Surcharge for the period: August 1 ~ September 30, 2016
Below 6,000 Yen (Applicable on/after August 1, 2016) | |
Based on average price of fuel: | JPY 5,726/barrel |
Route(Per person per sector flown) | For travel originating in Japan |
Japan - Korea, Far East Russia | No fuel surcharge |
Japan - China,Hong Kong, Taiwan | |
Japan - Guam, Palau, Philippines, Vietnam | |
Japan - Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand | |
Japan - Hawaii, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia | |
Japan-Canada, Europe, Middle East, Oceania,USA(excl.Hawaii) |
- For full details about JAL's fuel surcharge policy, please refer to http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/if.html
- The surcharge applies to flights operated by Japan Airlines as well as code-share flights operated by other airlines.
- The planned level of fuel surcharge is subject to government approval.
*Please see the attached file.
20160608-JAL Maintains No Fuel Surcharge.pdf
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