Press Release
JAL International Passenger Fare Fuel Surcharges Cut Further
Tokyo, February 13, 2007: Today the JAL Group requested approval from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), to reduce the fuel surcharge placed on nearly all international passenger tickets issued on or after April 1, 2007.
After an assessment of the outlook for the fuel market, and as a result of increases in IATA international fares effective April 1 2007, JAL has decided to lower the fuel surcharge from April 1 as follows. Based on ticket sales in Japan, the new surcharges range from 1,700 yen on a Japan - Korea ticket (down from 1,800 yen) to 15,500 yen on a Japan- Brazil ticket (down from 16,500). The surcharge on a Japan-Europe ticket or a Japan- North America ticket will be 12,000 yen, down from 13,000 yen. (See chart below).
This is the second fuel surcharge reduction this year. JAL reduced the fuel surcharge placed on all international passenger tickets issued on or after January 1st, 2007. This was made possible by the fact that the price of Singapore kerosene stayed below the benchmark of US$80.00 per barrel for 30 consecutive working days.
However, from April 1 2007 the fuel surcharge on a Japan - Hong Kong ticket will increase to JPY5,200 up from JPY1,800 to more accurately reflect the distance flown and fuel usage on this route.
JAL originally introduced the fuel surcharge on international tickets in February 2005 in response to unprecedented rises in the cost of fuel.
The surcharge will be reduced again once the price of Singapore kerosene stays below the benchmark of US$75.00 per barrel for 30 consecutive working days. The surcharge will be progressively reduced as the price of fuel decreases, and will be cancelled completely when the price of Singapore kerosene stays below the benchmark of US$45.00 per barrel for 30 consecutive working days.
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Fuel Surcharges to and from Japan |
For sale in Japan |
For sale outside Japan |
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(Per person per sector flown) |
Current |
Revised* |
Current |
Revised* |
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Korea |
￥1,800 |
￥1,700 |
US$15 |
US$14 |
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Mainland China |
￥4,300 |
￥4,100 |
US$36 |
US$34 |
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Hong Kong** |
￥1,800 |
￥5,200 |
US$15 |
US$43 |
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Guam, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam |
￥5,400 |
￥5,200 |
US$45 |
US$43 |
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Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
￥8,900 |
￥8,700 |
US$74 |
US$72 |
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Europe, North America, Mexico, Middle East, Oceania |
￥13,000 |
￥12,000 |
US$108 |
US$100 |
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Brazil |
￥16,500 |
￥15,500 |
US$137 |
US$129 |
* Applicable to all international passenger tickets issued on or after April1st, 2007.
**The fuel surcharge for tickets issued from February 15, 2007 will temporarilybe 1,600 yenon Japan -Hong Kong tickets.
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Fuel Surcharges on Sectors Outside Japan |
For sale in Japan* |
For sale outside Japan* |
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(Per person per sector flown) |
JPY |
USD |
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New York - Sao Paulo sector only |
￥6,000 |
US$50 |
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Vancouver - Mexico City sector only |
￥2,300 |
US$19 |
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Amsterdam-Madrid, Barcelona sectors only |
￥3,000 |
US$25 |
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Certain sectors within Europe, Oceania excluding those specified above. |
￥1,700 |
US$14 |
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Certain sectors within Asia, Hawaii, North America excluding those specified above. |
￥400 |
US$3 |
* No change to current rates.
- The surcharge applies to flights operated by Japan Airlines and its international subsidiaries JALways & Japan Asia Airways including JAL code-share flights operated by other airlines.
- The same amounts apply to adult/child/infant fares. The surcharges also apply to frequent flyer program international award tickets issued to members of the JAL Mileage Bank.
- In the case of refunds, the fuel surcharge will be refunded in full and no cancellation or refund charge will be applied.
- The planned increase and extension of the fuel surcharge is subject to government approval.
For further information contact: geoffrey.tudor@jal.com / stephen.pearlman@jal.com
Telephone: 81-3-5460-3109 / Fax: 81-3-5769-6487/ www.jal.com/en/corporate/
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| Fuel Surcharge Cut April 2007..pdf |
