Herald Sun November 11, 2008 01:30pm
VIRGIN Blue has become the latest airline to reduce flight fees by cutting the fuel surcharge on its airfares by 20 per cent.
The airline has slashed surcharge fees on Virgin Blue domestic, Pacific Blue trans-Tasman and Pacific Island flights.
The fuel surcharge for a one-way domestic flight will fall to $19 and to $35 for Pacific Blue and Polynesian Blue one way international flights.
"We have always promised that if the cost of fuel reversed, we would gladly reverse the surcharge accordingly," said chief executive Brett Godfrey.
"That is what we are doing, because that is fair."
Virgin Blue last increased its fuel surcharge in February 2008 in response to successive record hikes in the cost of jet fuel.
The airline said it had resisted further fuel surcharge increases when oil reached record peaks of $US145 a barrel in July.
Lets see what the Rat will do in response.