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British Airways hikes fuel surcharges

LONDON
Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:32am EDT

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British Airways passenger planes park on the tarmac at the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London on March 28, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways (BAY.L) said on Tuesday it was increasing fuel surcharges on all tickets issued from Friday, May 2, due to continuing high oil prices.

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The airline said the surcharge on short-haul flights would increase by 3 pounds ($5.95) per flight to 13 pounds, or by six pounds to 26 pounds for a return.

The surcharge on long haul flights of less than nine hours will rise by 10 pounds a flight to 63 pounds.

On long-haul flights of more than nine hours, the charge will rise by 15 pounds to 79 pounds per flight.

(Reporting by Mark Potter, Editing by Chris Wills)
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