AirAsia will reintroduce a fuel surcharge for all domestic and international routes starting Tuesday, May 3, the carrier said on Friday.
Asia’s largest budget airline said flight bookings made before the May 3 deadline would not be affected by the surcharge.
“The rising jet fuel prices and the situation in the Middle East and other external factors, have made it imperative for us to reintroduce the fuel surcharge,” said Kathleen Tan, AirAsia’s regional head of commercial, in a statement.
AirAsia abolished fuel surcharges in November 2008 after the price of fuel fell to new lows following the collapse of the price of crude.
The carrier’s fuel surcharge will range between 10-90 ringgit ($3.37-$30.35) per passenger depending on the length and duration of the flight.
The price of crude has been increasing since the start of this year owing to tensions in the Middle East as well as other demand factors.
The price of U.S. crude was trading at $112.65 as at 0834 GMT on Friday.
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