"Ticket Assassin" sparked heated discussion. On July 14, a reporter from China Business News found that this situation did occur on some routes. Statistics from many market institutions have found that aviation fuel surcharges have risen to ten times the level at the beginning of the year. Industry insiders analyzed that international crude oil futures rose sharply, mainly due to the sharp increase in the duty-paid price of jet fuel imports.
The fuel cost of some routes such as Xi'an to Shanghai has caught up with the air ticket price
Some consumers have recently discovered that the additional costs such as engine fuel and other fuel on some routes have caught up with or even exceeded the air ticket price, which has been nicknamed the "ticket assassin". For example, a flight from Zhengzhou to Lanzhou on July 12 only costs 237 yuan, but the fuel cost has risen to 250 yuan.
On July 14th, a reporter from the Chinese Business News found through inquiries on some travel websites that such a situation did occur on routes during certain periods (low-price ticket periods).
A reporter from China Business News searched on China Eastern Airlines , China Southern Airlines , Spring Airlines and other websites and found that many airlines have issued notices on adjusting the fuel surcharge collection standards for passenger transportation on domestic routes, announced on July 5, 2022. Starting from 0:00 a.m. on the same day, the fuel surcharge standard will be raised. The adjusted fuel surcharge charging standard for domestic routes is: RMB 100 per passenger for segments up to 800 kilometers (inclusive); RMB 200 per passenger for segments above 800 kilometers.
Same trip data shows that in previous years, the fuel surcharge on domestic routes reached a maximum of 80 yuan and 150 yuan. At present, some routes have seen the phenomenon of engine fuel costs inflating the air ticket prices.
Why are fuel surcharges rising?
The duty-paid price of jet fuel imports has soared.
Why are aviation fuel surcharges rising sharply? Li Chunyan, an analyst at Longzhong Information , told a reporter from the China Business Daily that this is closely related to changes in aviation kerosene prices. Since the beginning of this year, international oil prices have been on a "roller coaster", and aviation fuel surcharges have also changed many times. In fact, the airport construction fee has not changed. What has increased is the fuel surcharge. From February this year to now, fuel surcharges have increased five times in just five months, and prices have increased nearly 10 times.
Jin Lianchuang refined oil analyst Jiang Na analyzed to a reporter from China Business News that fuel surcharges are additional fees charged by airlines and liner conferences that reflect changes in fuel prices. The fuel surcharge for domestic routes is levied through a linkage mechanism with jet fuel prices. International crude oil futures rose sharply, and the duty-paid price of jet fuel imports rose sharply. Singapore The CIF imported jet fuel price has increased by as much as 120% year-on-year.
The research report of Guojin Securities shows that in July 2022, the ex-factory price of domestic aviation kerosene (tax included) was 9,775 yuan/ton, a year-on-year increase of 119% and an increase of 104.07% from 2019.
Financial commentator Xiao Lei believes that transportation companies such as airlines have a relatively high fuel cost, and now consumers may choose between airplanes and high-speed rail. Huashang Daily reporter Huang Tao
