Domestic fuel surcharge will be lowered for the first time after five consecutive rises. After this round of fuel cost adjustment, the fuel cost of domestic aircraft construction is still at a historical high level, and the total fuel cost of flights over 800 kilometers still reaches 380 yuan. Domestic fuel surcharge will be lowered for the first time after five consecutive rises.
Domestic fuel surcharges were lowered for the first time after five consecutive rises 1. According to the news of "Where to Go" on the online travel platform, we have received news from many domestic airlines, and will adjust the charging standard of passenger fuel surcharge on domestic routes on August 5: 80 yuan fuel surcharge will be charged for adult passengers on routes below 800 km (inclusive), and 140 yuan will be charged for routes above 800 km, which is lower than before the adjustment. It is reported that this is the first time that the fuel surcharge of domestic airlines has dropped this year.
Buying air tickets after August 5 can save money.
A number of domestic airlines said that they would adjust the fuel surcharge charging standard for domestic flights from August 5 (the date of issue). After receiving the notice from the airline, the prompt of where to go has been online, which is convenient for users to use.
According to the notice received, the adjusted fuel surcharge standards for domestic routes are: 80 yuan for adult passengers on routes below 800km (inclusive) and 140 yuan for routes above 800km. According to the adjustment of fuel surcharge, the extra cost of domestic travel for adult tickets will start from 130 yuan, and the airport construction fee plus fuel fee for routes over 800 kilometers will reach 190 yuan, excluding the capital construction fee for domestic aircraft.
This is the first time since 2022 that the fuel surcharge of domestic airlines has decreased, which is lower than that of 20 yuan and 60 yuan before the adjustment. According to the person in charge of the "Where to Go" ticket, the platform shows that as of July 28th, the fuel surcharge expenditure of platform passengers has increased by 46 yuan per capita compared with that in June, and the fuel surcharge cost has become one of the factors affecting passengers' travel. This fuel surcharge adjustment can save 60 yuan by purchasing air tickets after August 5th.
The fuel surcharge collection standard "rose five times in a row" within six months.
In February this year, airlines resumed collecting fuel surcharges on domestic routes. In just half a year, the fuel surcharge has been raised five times in a row, from the initial 10/20 yuan to 100/200 yuan, which is a full increase of 10 times. Because the fuel surcharge caused by international aviation fuel continues to soar, the cost of fuel surcharge has become a major factor affecting passengers' travel.
Where to go big data shows that since July, the average payment price of domestic air tickets has continued to fall since July 5. As of July 27th, the average payment price of naked air tickets on Qunar.com was around 680 yuan, which was nearly 70 yuan lower than the peak on July 5th.
Domestic fuel surcharge will be lowered for the first time after five consecutive rises. 2 From August 5, 2022, the fuel surcharge collection standard was adjusted again. The adjusted fuel surcharge charging standard for domestic routes is: 80 yuan is charged for each passenger on the flight segment below 800 km (inclusive); For flights over 800 kilometers, each passenger charges 140 yuan, which is lower than that of 20 yuan and 60 yuan before the adjustment. Previously, the domestic air ticket fuel surcharge charging standard has experienced five consecutive rises. This adjustment is the first time that the charging standard has been lowered since the fuel fee was resumed in February this year.
After this round of fuel cost adjustment, the fuel cost of domestic aircraft construction is still at a historical high level, and the total fuel cost of round-trip aircraft construction for flights over 800 kilometers still reaches 380 yuan, and the ticket prices and surcharge prices of some routes are upside down. In order to help passengers save travel costs and achieve convenient travel, many travel platforms push fuel surcharge packages. For example, a travel App platform has launched a number of machine-built fuel products such as "Fuel Reduction Magic Box" and "Fuel Reduction Card 3" to provide passengers with personalized travel choices.
According to the person in charge of a travel platform ticket, the data of the platform shows that as of July 28th, the fuel surcharge expenditure of platform passengers increased by 46 yuan per capita compared with that of June, and the fuel surcharge cost has become one of the factors that affect passengers' travel. This fuel surcharge adjustment allows passengers to purchase air tickets after August 5th, which can save 60 yuan at most compared with July 5th.
Since February this year, airlines have resumed charging fuel surcharges for domestic routes. In just half a year, the collection standard of fuel surcharge has been raised five times in a row, from the initial 10/20 yuan to 100/200 yuan. Because the fuel surcharge caused by international jet fuel continues to soar, many passengers call it "air ticket assassin", and the cost of fuel surcharge has become a major factor affecting passengers' travel.
This summer, with the improvement of epidemic prevention and control situation, passengers' demand for flight showed a rapid recovery trend. The reduction of fuel surcharge will directly reduce the travel cost of passengers, provide them with more travel options and stimulate their willingness to travel. At present, the average fare in the industry has gradually decreased recently. After the fuel surcharge is lowered on August 5, it will promote passengers' summer travel to a certain extent.
According to the analysis of a platform big data research institute, the reduction of fuel surcharge is good for the whole industry. First of all, it means that the fuel cost of airlines has decreased. The flight that was cancelled before due to cost considerations can now be carried out.