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What is meant by Fuel Surcharge levied on air tickets ? Is it that we are paying for ATF fuel price or is it like penalty for something ? Please explain in detail
Hi,
Thank you for your question....I will try to assist!
Yes, you hit it on the head: Through the Fuel Surcharge on Airline ticket prices (like on SpiceJet or Kingfisher), a passenger is paying 400 rupees (or so) more for each ticket to help the airline pay for jet fuel. Airline fuel surcharges were implemented begining in Spring, 2008 as overall fuel costs began to increase tremendously for the airlines.....those costs peaked in Summer, 2008 and then began to decline in Fall, 2008 (as did the fuel surcharges). As aviation turbine fuel began to escalate in cost again this Spring, airlines began to add back fuel surcharges again, after either eliminating them or reducing them in the Fall and Winter.
I am afraid that, as long as the price of airline turbine fuel is volatile (which it likely will be through the summer months), then, fuel surcharges will be with us. Watch for changes to the fuel surcharges (I predict a decline) by late August or early September, as overall ATF prices go down.
Best wishes,
David A. NewMyer
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David A. NewMyer
Expertise
I can answer questions about aviation industry employment, airports and airport planning and aviation industry regulation (overall regulation of the industry--who regulates what and why).
Experience
I have worked in aviation since the late 1960s, primarily in airports, airport planning and in aviation education. I have done major research in aviation employment and in graduate education in aviation.
Organizations
University Aviation Association since 1982 (President, 2009-2010)
Publications
Collegiate Aviation Review
Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research
Journal of Air Transportation
ATEA Journal
SIU Press
Education/Credentials
B. S. in History and Government, University of Redlands, California, 1969
M. A. in Political Science (Metropolitan Studies), Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1971
M. S. in Transportation, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974
Ph.D. in Education (Education Aministration and Higher Education), Southern Illinois University Carbonale, 1987
Awards and Honors
United Airlines William Wheatley Award from the University Aviation Association, 1994 for excellence in Post Secondary Aviation Education
Sorensen Award for Excellence in Research, University Aviation Association, 2008
Past/Present Clients
Prepared airport master plan and environmental assessment reports for several Illinois Airports; prepared two separate airport systems plans for the Chicago area
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