Fuel surcharge decrease
May 8, 2026 | 8:42 am
#1
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Fuel surcharge decrease
Wow.. I'm pretty shocked how fast they lowered it... Usually these things go up pretty quickly, but take ages for them to reverse...
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
May 8, 2026 | 11:27 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2018
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Wow.. I'm pretty shocked how fast they lowered it... Usually these things go up pretty quickly, but take ages for them to reverse...
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
For instance, UO to Tokyo without check-in luggage is more expensive (net) comparing with full service carriers such as NH/HX with luggage and superior services.
May 8, 2026 | 11:55 pm
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Wow.. I'm pretty shocked how fast they lowered it... Usually these things go up pretty quickly, but take ages for them to reverse...
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
May 13, 2026 | 6:06 am
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Wow.. I'm pretty shocked how fast they lowered it... Usually these things go up pretty quickly, but take ages for them to reverse...
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/...-tensions-ease
May 13, 2026 | 8:51 pm
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I think train has especially good value around Christmas since flights will definitely jack their prices, but otherwise it is weirdly expensive. E.g. the HongKong/Shanghai train tickets are ~1000RMB one way (thought sleeper is ~800)
May 13, 2026 | 9:28 pm
#6
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High Speed Rail tickets are priced by the relevant authorities in mainland China, and since Christmas is not a public holiday in China, of course it's going to be cheap compared to Cathay flights (and China's train fares doesn't fluctuate as much as airfares anyway
similar, it has been a long-known strategy to book flights ex-SZX or CAN if possible during Christmas/Easter, to avoid price hikes ex-HKG
May 13, 2026 | 9:31 pm
#7
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the sharp YR increase made CX and UO very uncompetitve comparing to other airlines with relative less increase in YR.
For instance, UO to Tokyo without check-in luggage is more expensive (net) comparing with full service carriers such as NH/HX with luggage and superior services.
For instance, UO to Tokyo without check-in luggage is more expensive (net) comparing with full service carriers such as NH/HX with luggage and superior services.
May 14, 2026 | 12:47 am
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In the past week I've sat in half (or more) empty cabins on regional flights in the U.S., Europe and Asia, with at least a spare seat beside me and in some cases (SQ and AA regional/domestic) spare rows around me. One flight in the midwest US had the sort of yield I remember last seeing on that sized plane in the late nineties.
Both TATL were almost full, but U.K.-Asia was not. All in economy, none on CX, but anecdotally I'm starting to suspect that much higher fares are materially hurting demand in full-service aviation. Time will tell.
Both TATL were almost full, but U.K.-Asia was not. All in economy, none on CX, but anecdotally I'm starting to suspect that much higher fares are materially hurting demand in full-service aviation. Time will tell.
Last edited by HarbourGent; May 14, 2026 at 12:54 am
May 14, 2026 | 3:56 pm
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In the past week I've sat in half (or more) empty cabins on regional flights in the U.S., Europe and Asia, with at least a spare seat beside me and in some cases (SQ and AA regional/domestic) spare rows around me. One flight in the midwest US had the sort of yield I remember last seeing on that sized plane in the late nineties.
Both TATL were almost full, but U.K.-Asia was not. All in economy, none on CX, but anecdotally I'm starting to suspect that much higher fares are materially hurting demand in full-service aviation. Time will tell.
Both TATL were almost full, but U.K.-Asia was not. All in economy, none on CX, but anecdotally I'm starting to suspect that much higher fares are materially hurting demand in full-service aviation. Time will tell.
Y was full on all three flights; 3-4 seats in PEY went out empty.
IIRC CX is the only viable and safe option for South Asia to Canada ATM
May 14, 2026 | 6:30 pm
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