Press Release
JAL Removes International Fare Fuel Surcharge from July 1 to September 30, 2009
TokyoMay 8, 2009: Yesterday the JAL Group requested approval from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), to remove the fuel surcharge placed on all JAL international passenger tickets.
JAL originally introduced the fuel surcharge on international tickets in February 2005 in response to rises in the cost of jet fuel at that time. The surcharge was progressively reduced when the price of fuel decreased, and as the price of Singapore kerosene has stayed below the benchmark of US$60.00 per barrel, at US$55.08 per barrel, for a consecutive period of 3 months from February 2009 to April 2009, the fuel surcharge for international tickets issued between July 1 and September 30, 2009, will be removed.
The fuel surcharge for tickets issued from October to December 2009 will be reviewed based on the average price of fuel for the 3-month period of May through to July, 2009.
Fuel Surcharge Revision (July 01 - September 30, 2009)*
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Route |
Current Level |
Revised Level |
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(Per person per sector flown) |
For sales in Japan |
For sales outside Japan |
For sales in Japan |
For sales outside Japan |
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Japan-Korea |
￥200 |
US$2.00 |
No fuel surcharge |
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|
Japan-China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
￥500 |
US$5.00 |
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Japan- Guam, Philippines, Vietnam |
￥1,000 |
US$10.00 |
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Japan- Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
￥1,500 |
US$15.00 |
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Japan- Hawaii, India, Indonesia |
￥2,000 |
US$20.00 |
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Japan- Canada, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, Oceania, USA (exc Hawaii) |
￥3,500 |
US$34.00 |
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Japan-Brazil |
￥6,500 |
US$64.00 |
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Vancouver - Mexico City |
￥500 |
US$5.00 |
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New York－San Paulo |
￥3,000 |
US$30.00 |
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Within Europe, Oceania (excludes those specified above/ includes some domestic sectors) |
￥300 |
US$3.00 |
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Amsterdam－Madrid |
￥500 |
US$5.00 |
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Within Asia, Hawaii, North America, |
￥100 |
US$1.00 |
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*For full details about JAL’s fuel surcharge policy, please refer to http://www.jal.co.jp/en/other/info2006_0714.html
- Applicable to all international passenger tickets issued on or after July 01 to September 30, 2009.
- The surcharge applies to flights operated by Japan Airlines and its subsidiaries, including JAL code-share flights operated by other airlines.
- The planned removal of the fuel surcharge is subject to government approval.
Fuel Surcharge Benchmark List for Fiscal Year 2009(for the year ending Mar 31, 2010)
For the convenience of customers and travel agents, the following chart provides details of the fuel price benchmarks (US$/bbl) JAL uses to determine the amount of fuel surcharge (JPY￥) placed on tickets per person per sector flown. For full details please refer to http://www.jal.co.jp/en/other/info2006_0714_3.html
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Benchmark List |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
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Fuel Price (US$/bbl) Singapore Kerosene Hedge |
Below US$60 |
From US$60 - under US$70 |
From US$70 - under US$80 |
From US$80 - under US$90 |
From US$90 - under US$100 |
From US$100 - under US$110 |
From US$110 - under US$120 |
From US$120 - under US$130 |
|
Japan－Korea |
No fuel surcharge |
￥200 |
￥300 |
￥500 |
￥1,000 |
￥1,500 |
￥2,000 |
￥2,500 |
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Japan－China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
￥500 |
￥1,500 |
￥2,500 |
￥3,500 |
￥4,500 |
￥5,500 |
￥7,000 |
|
|
Japan - Guam, Philippines, Vietnam |
￥1,000 |
￥2,000 |
￥3,000 |
￥4,000 |
￥5,000 |
￥6,500 |
￥8,000 |
|
|
Japan－Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
￥1,500 |
￥3,000 |
￥4,500 |
￥6,500 |
￥8,500 |
￥10,500 |
￥13,000 |
|
|
Japan－Hawaii, India, Indonesia |
￥2,000 |
￥4,000 |
￥6,000 |
￥8,500 |
￥11,000 |
￥13,500 |
￥16,000 |
|
|
Japan - Canada, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, Oceania, USA (excluding Hawaii) |
￥3,500 |
￥7,000 |
￥10,500 |
￥14,000 |
￥17,500 |
￥21,000 |
￥25,000 |
|
|
Japan－Brazil |
￥6,500 |
￥10,000 |
￥13,500 |
￥17,000 |
￥21,000 |
￥25,000 |
￥29,000 |
About JapanAirlines
The JAL Group is Asia’s biggest airline group in terms of sales revenues and 2nd largest in Asia in terms of passengers carried annually. JAL Group airlines serve 214 airports in 33 countries and territories, including 60 airports in Japan. The international network covers over 240 passenger routes and 27 cargo routes, and the domestic network covers 156 routes.
With around 23,000 employees in the air transport segment, JAL Group operates a fleet of some 270 aircraft including Boeing 747s and B777s and is now in the process of a major fleet renewal, introducing more fuel-efficient small and medium aircraft such as the B737 New Generation series and in the future the new high-tech Boeing 787 “Dreamliner”
JAL First Class offers fully reclining Skysleeper or New Skysleeper Solo seats. “JAL Executive Class - Seasons,” introduces the concept of “quality time” spent on board and features the award-winning JAL Shell Flat Seat that reclines to almost the horizontal and provides a high degree of personal privacy. From December 2007 JAL started offering JAL Premium Economy on key business routes, and from August 2008 started introducing on US routes a luxurious new suite to JAL First Class and the JAL Shell NEO, a leading-edge seat for JAL Executive Class.
Top quality in-flight service has always been the hallmark of JAL’s reputation. Cuisine offered in all classes is a combination of Western and Asian food. JAL carries a fine selection of award-winning wines and sake in First Class and JAL Executive Class - Seasons, JAL’s business class. Quality in-flight entertainment systems are a feature of JAL’s international fleet aircraft.
A member of the oneworld global alliance since April 2007, JAL offers customers many benefits, such as the JAL Mileage Bank frequent flier program.
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