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Aer Lingus to increase ling haul fuel surcharge

Fabio · 2008-05-08 01:22:46

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0507/aerlingus.html?rss There you have it. Aer Lingus are increasing the fuel surcharge on the long haul routes to Boston, New York etc by €15 so it goes up to €65 each way with it rising by €15 on other long haul routes too. RTE say it's the seventh increase since May 2006 which seems a lot to…

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http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0507/aerlingus.html?rss

There you have it. Aer Lingus are increasing the fuel surcharge on the long haul routes to Boston, New York etc by €15 so it goes up to €65 each way with it rising by €15 on other long haul routes too. RTE say it's the seventh increase since May 2006 which seems a lot to me but with the oil prices the way they are at the moment it isn't too much of a surprise.

Are other airlines acting like this, or as quickly as this???

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AFAIK with the weakening dollar, oil prices have remained stable for quite some time when priced in euros, which is presumably the currency EI deal in....

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