LH increases[/reduces] fuel surcharge
Mar 6, 2008, 5:01 pm
#46
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle3402940.ece
Last year, 2 award WT+, LAX-NCE had $612 in taxes, fuel taxes and fees on them and we couldn't even take the tripk. How much will these charges be THIS year? I'm afraid to check it out!
Last year, 2 award WT+, LAX-NCE had $612 in taxes, fuel taxes and fees on them and we couldn't even take the tripk. How much will these charges be THIS year? I'm afraid to check it out!
Mar 7, 2008, 2:17 am
#48
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[QUOTE=daph;9369603]http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle3402940.ece
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This BA. LH didnt follow suit.
Anyway I think miles redemption is only valuable on premium travel or on exotic segments where regular prices are very high like to Eastern Europe or Russia. On other segments as said Taxes and YQ are to high to make miles redemption worthwile
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This BA. LH didnt follow suit.
Anyway I think miles redemption is only valuable on premium travel or on exotic segments where regular prices are very high like to Eastern Europe or Russia. On other segments as said Taxes and YQ are to high to make miles redemption worthwile
Mar 10, 2008, 11:28 am
#52
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Interestingly a mysterious USD component calculation has appeared (see green highlights)
Lufthansa adjusts fuel surcharge on European routes. Fuel surcharge on long-haul flights remain unchanged.
In recent weeks, crude oil and kerosene prices have again reached a new peak. In response to this development, Lufthansa is adjusting its fuel surcharge on its flights on domestic German and intra-European routes. The surcharge will accordingly be raised by three euros and will thus amount to 17 euros per flight segment, effective 13 March 2008.
The surcharge on long-haul flights will not be affected by this latest increase and will remain at 77 euros per flight segment.
Lufthansa continually monitors oil prices and will make any future adjustments to the fuel surcharge dependent on further trends in the price of jet fuel on the spot markets.
On Short-haul/Continental (Intra-European and German-domestic) sectors:
+ 3 EUR for sales in countries where EUR is used as surcharge currency (Majority of the IATA-Europe, AF, NO & AP)
+ 3 USD for all other points of sale (excluding countries where prior government approvals are required)
Lufthansa adjusts fuel surcharge on European routes. Fuel surcharge on long-haul flights remain unchanged.
In recent weeks, crude oil and kerosene prices have again reached a new peak. In response to this development, Lufthansa is adjusting its fuel surcharge on its flights on domestic German and intra-European routes. The surcharge will accordingly be raised by three euros and will thus amount to 17 euros per flight segment, effective 13 March 2008.
The surcharge on long-haul flights will not be affected by this latest increase and will remain at 77 euros per flight segment.
Lufthansa continually monitors oil prices and will make any future adjustments to the fuel surcharge dependent on further trends in the price of jet fuel on the spot markets.
On Short-haul/Continental (Intra-European and German-domestic) sectors:
+ 3 EUR for sales in countries where EUR is used as surcharge currency (Majority of the IATA-Europe, AF, NO & AP)
+ 3 USD for all other points of sale (excluding countries where prior government approvals are required)
Mar 10, 2008, 3:33 pm
#54
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The increase is three Euro for sales in countries where EUR is used and three USD for all the rest of the world. The increase is zero in countries where prior government approvals are required. So the increse in the rest of the world will be two Euro only. The US website will get more customers.
Mar 10, 2008, 3:40 pm
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It is just interesting that they are differentiating between the USD and EUR markets. What would have stopped them to charge 4.50 USD to the ROW? Didn't stop them before...
May 10, 2008, 10:39 am
#56
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Here we go again... fuel surcharges go up by 5 EUR for longhaul, 4 EUR for shorthaul eff 14MAY:
source: lufthansa-agent.com
3/224: 08.05.08 Lufthansa passt Treibstoffzuschlag für Interkontinental- und Europaflüge an
Die Preise für Rohöl und Kerosin sind in den vergangenen Wochen weiter gestiegen und erreichen neue Höchststände. Lufthansa reagiert auf diese Entwicklung und passt die Treibstoffzuschläge für ihre Flüge an.
Für alle Flugtickets, die ab 14.Mai 2008 ausgestellt werden, erhöht sich der Zuschlag für Langstreckenflüge um fünf Euro auf 82 Euro pro Streckenabschnitt. Für innerdeutsche und grenzüberschreitende Flüge in Europa steigt der Zuschlag um vier Euro und liegt dann bei 21 Euro pro Flugstrecke.
Lufthansa beobachtet den Ölpreis kontinuierlich und wird zukünftige Anpassungen der Zuschläge von der weiteren Entwicklung des Treibstoffpreises auf dem Rohstoffmarkt abhängig machen.
Die Preise für Rohöl und Kerosin sind in den vergangenen Wochen weiter gestiegen und erreichen neue Höchststände. Lufthansa reagiert auf diese Entwicklung und passt die Treibstoffzuschläge für ihre Flüge an.
Für alle Flugtickets, die ab 14.Mai 2008 ausgestellt werden, erhöht sich der Zuschlag für Langstreckenflüge um fünf Euro auf 82 Euro pro Streckenabschnitt. Für innerdeutsche und grenzüberschreitende Flüge in Europa steigt der Zuschlag um vier Euro und liegt dann bei 21 Euro pro Flugstrecke.
Lufthansa beobachtet den Ölpreis kontinuierlich und wird zukünftige Anpassungen der Zuschläge von der weiteren Entwicklung des Treibstoffpreises auf dem Rohstoffmarkt abhängig machen.
May 10, 2008, 11:26 am
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May 10, 2008, 12:29 pm
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When booking my one-way HAM-SXF flight yesterday the fare calculation was interesting already. About half of the $70 were the actualy fare and only about half the taxes and fees. Looks like the fuel surcharge is variable now depending on the type of ticket.
May 10, 2008, 12:42 pm
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yes - for their very cheap offers they have a discounted fuel surcharge 
there was a thread some weeks ago where someone wondered why the taxes are higher on award tickets than on better fly tickets...
there was a thread some weeks ago where someone wondered why the taxes are higher on award tickets than on better fly tickets...