The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said it imposed higher fuel surcharges for both domestic and international flights in Mach 2025 ahead of the summer travel season.
The CAB announced in an advisory that passenger and cargo fuel surcharges for domestic and international flights would be at level 5 from March. 1 to 31, 2025, higher from last month’s level 4.
Under level 5, the fuel surcharge for domestic flights would range from P151 to P542, depending on the distance, while for international flights, the fuel surcharge may range from P498 to P775.
The CAB said for the cargo fuel surcharge, airlines are allowed to charge P0.77 to P2.27 per kilogram for domestic flights under level 5 and P2.56 to P19.04 per kg. for international flights.
“Airlines wishing to impose or collect fuel surcharge must file its application with CAB on or before the effectivity period, with fuel surcharge rates not exceeding the above-stated level,” the CAB said.
Airline fuel surcharge is an optional fee, imposed and collected by airlines to recover fuel costs and stem losses caused by upward spikes in fuel cost.
It is not a part of the basic airfare and may be reduced or removed depending on the price of jet fuel in the market.
“Despite fuel surcharges increasing in March, Cebu Pacific remains committed to offering the best value fares so every Juan can still travel affordably. With summer travel approaching, we encourage our passengers to book early and take advantage of our lowest fare,” said CEB president and chief commercial officer Xander Lao.
“We look forward to flying every Juan to their much-awaited getaways this season,” he said.
According to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Jet Fuel price Monitor, the average jet fuel prices stood at $96.11 per barrel as of Feb. 14 this year, down by 3 percent from the same period last year.