BA cuts fuel charge on long-haul flights.Byline: Manama British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. has cut its fuel surcharge by as much as a third on long-haul services. The UK's flagship carrier operates daily flights from Bahrain to London Heathrow airport “Heathrow” redirects here. For Heathrow, the village, see Heathrow, London. “LHR” redirects here. For other uses, see LHR (disambiguation). London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL . The reduction in the fuel surcharge - the airline's second cut in two months - applies to all four British Airways cabins, World Traveller (economy), World Traveller Plus (premium economy), Club World (business) and First. And despite British Airways' fuel bill for 2008/09 expected to rise 50 per cent from Au2 billion to Au3bn this year - a daily equivalent of Au8 million - the move reflects the reduction in the price of oil and the airline's fuel hedging Fuel hedging is the practice, often employed by airline companies, of making advance purchases of fuel at a fixed price for future delivery to protect against the shock of anticipated rises in price. See also
'The lowered fuel surcharges mean Bahrain customers will save between BD17 and BD46 on return trips to London and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , depending on their cabin of choice,' said British Airways commercial manager for Middle East Paul Starrs Paul Starr (born May 12, 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University. He is also the co-editor (with Robert Kuttner) and co-founder (with Robert Kuttner and Robert Reich) of The American Prospect . British Airways has a worldwide route network that covers 145 destinations in more than 70 countries. This year, British Airways was voted 'Airline of the Year' by frequent travellers from across the world at the Official Airline Guide “OAG” redirects here. For other uses, see OAG (disambiguation). OAG Worldwide Limited, also known as the Official Airline Guide, is a United Kingdom based travel news, data and ranking service. Airline of the Year Awards. It is one of the world's largest international airlines carrying approximately 36m passengers around the world every year. 'The decline in the fuel surcharge will see fares starting from just BD255 to London and BD373 return to the US, including taxes, fees, and surcharges. The fuel surcharge further cuts represents great value for our customers flying from the Middle East,' said Starrs.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2008 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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