AS OF next week, Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers will be paying more for their flight tickets due to an increase in fuel surcharge.
SIA announced on Friday that it will increase its fuel surcharge for tickets issued on or after Jan 27, as a result of the recent sharp and sustained escalation in the price of jet fuel.
The price hike - which will also be applied to SilkAir flights - will range between US$3 ($3.85) and US$27, depending on the flight distance and class travelled.
The application of fuel surcharges may be subject to regulatory approval or variation in some individual markets, said an SIA spokesman.
'The adjustments will offer only partial relief from the higher operating costs arising from increases in the price of jet fuel,' the spokesman said.
The price of jet fuel is more than US$110 per barrel.
-- ST