So this subject was mentioned in a previous post today but as that thread was about the new UC amenity kit (a big improvement I will add!) I thought I'd start a new thread on the subject of the dreaded surcharges!
I was looking at flights to nyc for December, which I certainly wouldn't book at the current price but for once I read the 'fare breakdown' info. On an UC flight to ny costing £2129, there is a "carrier surcharge of £269
I then researched further to see what this applies to and got this comment : We might be able to fly in the sky, but there is no escaping the cost of fuel and other charges
Can you imagine if there was suddenly another world crisis which meant oil prices increased, I bet the airline companies would be quick to increase those surcharges again. It's true what Kraken wrote "Same as the energy companies - very quick to crank prices up when oil / gas / coal prices rise, but much slower to reduce them when they fall".
At least the petrol prices have reduced considerably in the past year following the fall in the price of oil.
I guess for as long as we all pay these extra charges, on top of the base air fare, then the airlines or whoever would be stupid to pass on their oil price savings - they simply bank it for profit.
That's my moan over
I was looking at flights to nyc for December, which I certainly wouldn't book at the current price but for once I read the 'fare breakdown' info. On an UC flight to ny costing £2129, there is a "carrier surcharge of £269
I then researched further to see what this applies to and got this comment : We might be able to fly in the sky, but there is no escaping the cost of fuel and other charges
Can you imagine if there was suddenly another world crisis which meant oil prices increased, I bet the airline companies would be quick to increase those surcharges again. It's true what Kraken wrote "Same as the energy companies - very quick to crank prices up when oil / gas / coal prices rise, but much slower to reduce them when they fall".
At least the petrol prices have reduced considerably in the past year following the fall in the price of oil.
I guess for as long as we all pay these extra charges, on top of the base air fare, then the airlines or whoever would be stupid to pass on their oil price savings - they simply bank it for profit.
That's my moan over
Last edited by Hev60 on 18 Jan 2016, 10:55, edited 1 time in total.