Jimu News Reporter Zhan Lin
htmlOn July 5, the fuel charging standards for domestic routes will be raised again. After this increase, fuel charges for domestic routes in my country will exceed the historical record set in July 2008. A reporter from Jimu News learned from the relevant ticket booking platform that if you book or change a ticket before July 5, the fuel surcharge will still be charged at the price before the increase. Some netizens asked that international crude oil prices have dropped recently. Why are the fuel surcharges for and still rising? Industry insiders said that the comprehensive purchase cost of domestic aviation kerosene is adjusted monthly with changes in international market oil prices. In the first half of June, international crude oil prices basically remained at a high level, and fuel surcharges were raised based on the overall price of that month.
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It is understood that starting from July 5, 2022, the fuel charging standards for domestic routes are: RMB 100 per passenger for segments below 800 kilometers (inclusive); RMB 100 for each passenger for segments above 800 kilometers RMB 200.
Jimu News reporter found out that on January 5 this year, the collection of fuel surcharges on domestic routes was cancelled. On February 5, fuel fees were resumed, with 10 yuan and 20 yuan charged for segments below and above 800 kilometers respectively. Each month thereafter, aviation fuel costs continued to increase. By June 5, the cost of aviation fuel for flights below and above 800 kilometers had risen to 80 yuan and 140 yuan respectively. The fee standard after this increase has become the highest standard since my country began to levy the fee in 2000.
With the improvement of the domestic epidemic prevention and control situation, the introduction of favorable policies such as the cancellation of the "asterisk" mark on communication itinerary cards by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the arrival of the peak summer travel season, the demand for business travel and returning home to visit relatives has overlapped with the demand for summer leisure vacations, and the average daily domestic flight volume has continue rising. On July 1, the reporter checked the ticket price from Wuhan to Beijing on July 3 through the Fliggy booking platform. The adult ticket was 458 yuan and the engine fuel was 190 yuan.
Ctrip customer service explained to Jimu News reporters that the fuel surcharge for domestic routes is based on the booking time. Passengers currently booking tickets for travel after July 5 will still be subject to the existing charging standards, that is, routes below 800 kilometers (inclusive) Each adult passenger is charged a fuel surcharge of RMB 80, and each adult passenger on routes over 800 kilometers is charged a fuel surcharge of RMB 140. If you change your booking 5 days before, there will be no additional fees.
In March this year, Associate Professor Qi Qi of Guangzhou Civil Aviation Vocational and Technical College said in an interview with a reporter from the Economic Daily that the domestic route fuel surcharge collection mechanism was approved by the relevant national ministries and commissions, aiming to alleviate or hedge due to aviation fuel prices. Airline operating cost pressure caused by high fluctuations.
Domestic route fuel surcharges refer to my country's refined oil retail price formation method. When aviation fuel prices rise and trigger the collection mechanism, airlines will be allowed to resume collecting fuel surcharges from passengers. The specific charging standards are based on aviation fuel prices based on 800 kilometers (inclusive). ) and above 800 kilometers, and will be adjusted up or down regularly according to the fluctuation of aviation fuel prices.
According to the relevant linkage mechanism, the comprehensive purchase cost of domestic aviation kerosene is adjusted monthly with changes in international market oil prices. When airlines need to increase fuel surcharge standards based on the changes in comprehensive procurement costs, they will be issued 5 days (including the 5th day) after the comprehensive procurement cost adjustment is implemented.
Civil aviation insider Nong Wei (pseudonym) told Jimu News reporters that fuel accounts for a large part of the cost of civil aviation operations. "A 737 with about 150 seats consumes about 4 tons of fuel when flying 1,000 kilometers." Nong Wei said that based on the minimum price of aviation kerosene of 4,500 yuan per ton, a flight from Beijing to Guangzhou will cost tens of thousands of yuan in fuel. . Nong Wei said that the increased fuel surcharge can amortize airline operating costs to a certain extent and alleviate industry pressure. In addition, why has the international crude oil price dropped recently, but the fuel surcharge has increased instead of falling? Nong Wei said that this is due to its monthly adjustment mechanism. Judging from the international crude oil price in June, it basically remained at a high level in the first half of the month, reaching a maximum of 123.62 US dollars/barrel. The fuel surcharge was based on the overall price in June. Prices are raised.
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