BA raises fuel surcharge on all tickets

An increase in the fuel surcharge applied by British Airways on all flights will come into operation on all tickets booked from November 15.

British Airways has put the blame for the increase on the rising cost of oil, with its total fuel bill for the year anticipated to exceed £2 billion for the first time.

The changes will mean the surcharge for long haul flights of less than nine hours will increase by £10 per flight from £38 to £48 (£96 return), while for flights of more than nine hours the surcharge will increase by £15 from £43 to £58 per flight (£116 return).

The surcharge for short haul flights will increase by £2 from £8 to £10 per flight (£20 return).

Robert Boyle, British Airways commercial director, said: "The cost of oil has reached record levels, rising by more than $20 per barrel since we last increased our fuel surcharge in June 2007."

British Airways will make similar adjustments to its fuel surcharge in markets outside the UK.

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