Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 18) – Travelers, rejoice! Air fares will get cheaper next month after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) lowered the fuel surcharge rate for all flights by a notch.
Based on the CAB’s price matrix, the Level 4 fuel surcharge in June for domestic flights range as follows depending on the distance traveled:
₱117 (0-200 kilometers), ₱184 (201-400 kms), ₱232 (401-600 kms), ₱296 (601-800 kms), ₱318 (801-1000), and ₱342 (greater than 1001 kms).
In May, the Level 5 domestic fuel surcharge stood at ₱151, ₱238, ₱316, ₱418, ₱487, and ₱542, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Level 4 passenger fuel surcharge for international flights are priced as follows based on destination:
₱385.70 (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei), ₱523.68 (China), ₱533.42 (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Guam), ₱600.00 (Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Port Moresby, India), ₱1,327.14 (Australia, Middle East), ₱1675.36 (New Zealand, Honolulu, Ethiopia), ₱2,731.26 (North America, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and ₱2,867.82 (more than 14,000 kms).
Comparatively, the Level 5 international flight fuel surcharge for May stood at ₱498.03, ₱676.20, ₱688.79, ₱774.75, ₱1,713.68, ₱2,163.32, ₱3,526.77, and ₱3,703.11, respectively.
AirAsia Philippines on Thursday said the lower surcharge would benefit passengers.
“Now that AirAsia Philippines has opened more international destinations, our guests can use the extra savings toward additional baggage allowance for pasalubong and other activities on their travel bucket list,” it added.
The airline noted that the continuous lowering of passenger fuel surcharge “positively affected the travel behavior of guests as manifested in AirAsia Philippines’ March to May bookings which yielded 1.57 million seats which is equivalent to 75% of the pre-pandemic figure.”
In December 2022, the fuel surcharge stood at Level 8. The CAB downgraded it to Level 7 in January, where it remained until March.
Fuel surcharge was further downgraded to Level 6 in April, then Level 5 in May.
The CAB last set the fuel surcharge to Level 4 in May 2022.
