British Airways raises fuel surcharges... [Archive] - The Buffalo Range, where the Buffalo fans roam!

ckg68

November 13th, 2007, 12:47:50 AM

even as ITV News reports that within the past few weeks,at least 7 flights have been flown with no passengers,and a skeleton crew.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/nov/13/britishairwaysbusiness.oil

The ITV News report made it to #3 on Countdown last night. (As Keith said quite a few times in the intro to the report,"Watch this-and you're gonna wanna punch somebody.") Video,however,isn't available.

Green Lantern

November 13th, 2007, 9:03:34 AM

" From Thursday, the surcharge on flights lasting more than nine hours will rise by £30 to £116 for a return ticket, while the levy for sub-nine-hour long haul flights to destinations such as New York will increase by £20 to £96. The surcharge on return short-haul flights will increase by £4 to £20."

I just checked: $458 round-trip to England is the cheapest I could find this weekend. That is outrageous for non-peak. They are paying $225 in equivalent Pounds though.