China to resume fuel surcharges on flights

China’s NationalChristmas Gemmy Airblown Inflatables Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released a notice Monday evening, saying that the country will resume fuel surcharges on domestic flights to offset higher fuel prices.
　　　　This is the first time the NDRC is resuming fuel surcharges after the surcharges were suspended in January this year.
The price for jets fuel has been rais by 320 yuan per ton to 5,190 yuan by the NDRC and will take effect from Wednesday.
　　The NDRCchina Inflatable Rabbit Jumpers said that the pressure to adjust fuel prices on the country’s transportation sector is big and China will implement a series of measures to ease the effects of higher oil prices in order to stabilize the transportation market. "After the price hike, the fuel surcharges on domestic flights will be resumed," the notice said.
　　As how much surcharges will be levied, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has so far declined to comment on it. But analysts believe the price will be 40 yuan per capita for routes longer than 800 kilometers and 20 yuan per capita for shorter ones.