Fuel surcharge increase at British Airways

British Airways will increase its fuel surcharge on all tickets booked from Thursday November 15, 2007. The decision reflects new record oil prices and takes into account rising fuel costs.

The airline expects the cost of fuel to increase by £136 million in the second half of the current financial year, with the total fuel bill for the year anticipated to exceed £2 billion for the first time.

The changes will mean:

- The surcharge for longhaul flights of less than nine hours will increase by £10 per flight from £38 to £48 (£96 return)
- The surcharge for longhaul flights of more than nine hours will increase by £15 from £43 to £58 per flight (£116 return)
- The surcharge for shorthaul flights will increase by £2 from £8 to £10 per flight (£20 return)

Robert Boyle, British Airways commercial director, said: "The cost of oil has reached record levels, rising by more than $20 per barrel since we last increased our fuel surcharge in June 2007. "

British Airways will make similar adjustments to its fuel surcharge in markets outside the UK.