Air Canada quietly adds fuel surcharges to Canadian flights
May 9, 2008MONTREAL - Air Canada (TSX:AC.A) has imposed fuel charges that could cost Canadians travelling across the country an extra $120 for a round-trip ticket.
The price increases, imposed Friday, would add $120 a round-trip for flights of more than 1,001 miles, or 1,601.6 kilometres each way. Smaller surcharges would be slapped on tickets for shorter trips.
The biggest increase would apply to most trips between Western and Eastern Canada.
Canada's largest airline applied the surchare to transborder flights Thursday, matching similar moves by American airlines. It added the surcharge to domestic trips Friday.
The new surcharges are $40 return for flights of less than 480 kilometres, $80 return on flights between 480 kilometres and 1,600 kilometres and $120 for longer flights.
The fuel surcharges are effective immediately, the airline says.
On Thursday, the three biggest U.S. air carriers, American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, to recoup rising fuel costs.
