New Business
Thursday, 7/2, 07:20 AM
Flying to Japan This Summer? Fuel Surcharges Are Near Record Highs Even as Fuel Gets Cheaper
- Japan's two big airlines are charging some of their highest-ever fuel surcharges this summer — roughly ¥65,000, about $400, each way on U.S.
- routes — even though jet fuel has gotten cheaper.
- The reason is a pricing formula that lags the market and a historically weak yen.