From 00:00 today (5th) the fuel surcharge for domestic passenger transport will begin to implement new collection standards.

It is understood that the adjustment of the fuel surcharge for passenger transport on domestic routes is due to the adjustment of the comprehensive procurement cost of aviation fuel, and is implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Notice on Adjusting the Base Oil Price of the Fuel surcharge and Air Kerosene Price Linkage Mechanism of the Civil Aviation Domestic Routes Passenger Transport on Civil Aviation Domestic Routes Passenger Transport and Aviation Kerosene Price". Among them, for routes above 800 kilometers, the fuel surcharge will be adjusted from the original 20 yuan to 40 yuan; for routes above 800 kilometers and below, the fuel surcharge will be adjusted from the original 10 yuan to 20 yuan. This is also the first time that the domestic route fuel surcharge has been adjusted this year.

It is worth noting that the fuel surcharge price is calculated based on the issuance time. Even if the travel time is after February 5, as long as the ticket is issued before February 5, it will still be charged according to the standards before the adjustment. Passengers who have purchased tickets in advance will no longer refund the tickets.

What is fuel surcharge? Based on what factors to adjust?

Pilots who have bought air tickets are believed to be familiar with fuel surcharges, and they will have such an expense every time they buy air tickets. What is a fuel surcharge? What factors are used to adjust?

Fuel surcharge is an additional fee charged by airlines to deal with fluctuations in aviation fuel prices. Aviation fuel is different from gasoline and diesel used in normal cars, and the production and transportation costs are high. Since fuel costs account for about one-third of the direct operating costs of civil aviation, the rise and fall of international crude oil prices will have a great impact on the operating costs of airlines. Therefore, airlines will charge a certain fuel surcharge within the specified range.