Singapore Airlines to reduce fuel surcharges
Singapore Airlines announced its decision yesterday of reducing fuel surcharges for tickets issued from today for travel on short and medium-haul flights, following a recent easing of jet fuel prices.

SA in statement said that when the surcharges were introduced, Singapore Airlines undertook to keep their application under ongoing review, and to make adjustments in response to sustained changes in the price of jet fuel.

The following surcharges will apply for tickets purchased for travel on Singapore Airlines flights, on or after Tuesday 9 September 2008.

Between Singapore and cities in South East Asia (ASEAN countries) it will be reduced from US$40 to US$36 per sector, and between Singapore and cities in Europe and South Africa, as well as flights between North America and Hong Kong/ Seoul/ Tokyo/ Taipei/ Frankfurt/ Moscow the surcharge remains at US$110 per sector. Between Singapore and the cities in the USA/Canada (based on a single-sector) will remains at US$180 per sector. All Other flights (flights between Singapore and cities in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as flights between Dubai - Istanbul, Dubai - Moscow and Bangkok – Tokyo) will be reduce from USD$10 to US$100 per sector

Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka