Air ticket prices to increase
- By Cam MacMurchy
- Published June 26, 2008
- News
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TIANJIN - Airline ticket prices are about to get more expensive.
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China and the National Development Reform Commission have decided to raise the fuel-tax surchage, but it's still unclear by how much. One senior official, quoted in the Oriental Morning Post, says the new fees will "apply on July 1st at the earliest, and by the middle of July at the latest."
The current surcharge for passengers on flights less than 800 miles in length is 60 yuan, with some expecting that to rise between 10 and 30 yuan. For flights over 800 miles, the fees could increase from 100 yuan to as high as 150. All this means is the rising price of oil is not only taking a toll on China's automobile drivers, but also anyone who flies.
The full story in the Oriental Morning Post (东方早报）can be found here (Chinese).
(Thanks to XQ for the translation)
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China and the National Development Reform Commission have decided to raise the fuel-tax surchage, but it's still unclear by how much. One senior official, quoted in the Oriental Morning Post, says the new fees will "apply on July 1st at the earliest, and by the middle of July at the latest."
The current surcharge for passengers on flights less than 800 miles in length is 60 yuan, with some expecting that to rise between 10 and 30 yuan. For flights over 800 miles, the fees could increase from 100 yuan to as high as 150. All this means is the rising price of oil is not only taking a toll on China's automobile drivers, but also anyone who flies.
The full story in the Oriental Morning Post (东方早报）can be found here (Chinese).
(Thanks to XQ for the translation)
