Prices climb as fuel crisis worsens

Air travel is definitely getting more expensive. Unfortunately, as long as Oil price keeps soaring to new records highs, there's not much we can do about it and hope that prices fall again in future. This has become a real serious issue and lots of travelers have to consider their travel plans for upcoming high season.

This month several international airlines’ offices in Bangkok have announced an increase in fuel surcharges:

• Singapore Airlines will adjust its fuel surcharge from US$75 to US$110 per sector for Bangkok-Tokyo; Singapore to Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo and Tokyo-Los Angeles starting 30 July.

• Philippines Airlines is raising its fuel surcharge en route Bangkok-Manila from US$65 to US$85, effective from 28 July.

• El Al Israel Airlines increased its surcharge US$50 per sector to US$227 for economy class and US$252 for business class, effective from 15 July.

• Austrian Airlines went up 6 euro to 106 euro per sector for long-haul flights while short-haul travel climbed 3 euro to 35 euro.

• From 10 July, China Eastern Airlines increased to CNY550 per sector for Southeast Asian and Southern Asian destinations and CNY1,100 per sector to Europe, America, Australia, Africa and Middle East.

• Air France/KLM charge 139 euro per sector for long-haul travel and 39 euro per sector for intra Europe flights from 10 July.

• Myanmar Airways International now charges Bangkok-Yangon at US$30 per sector.

• One Two Go Airlines climbed from Bt750 to Bt850 per sector, effective from 5 July.