Originally Posted by econprof

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In other words, LH feels it has a captive market in Germany and so they'll charge whatever they damn well please for "fuel."

I've been a US-Based Senator for 6 years now, and will almost surely renew for another two years. But relative to other airlines on which it would be *easier* to earn *G status, the fuel surcharges on LH are utterly absurd and I will think long and hard about accruing on LH in the future. And I am surely not alone. Please share this with your colleagues.