Is the fuel surcharge a rip-off?
As the cost of oil is reducing day by day to a point where it's below US$50 per barrell, is it time for airlines to really reduce or even eliminate their various fuel surcharges? With such a drop from its peak price, reductions of more than the token few dollars have to be in order. If the airlines are really out of pocket, because of past costs, surely they should increase the basic cost of their product: in other words, increase fares? No wonder there has been a slump in forward demand!