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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by JOUY31
Because depending on competition on various routes, AF, KL and LH waive part of the fuel surcharges and taxes for commercial reasons on paid tickets.

Which proves that they are just using fuel surcharges as a tool to either stimulate demand (by lowering them on selected routes in order to make the price look low) or increasing them where the route can stand it (to increase revenue), and not as an extraordinary measure to keep the business afloat. It's downright wrong.
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