Greater Bay Airlines to raise fuel charges by 34%, joining other Hong Kong carriers

A Greater Bay Airlines plane at Haikou Meilan International Airport in mainland China.

Photo: Getty Images Greater Bay Airlines has become the latest Hong Kong-based carrier to raise its fuel surcharges by 34 per cent amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with the fee for destinations other than mainland China set to hit HK$389 (US$50).

China’s largest courier SF Express also said on Friday that it would, beginning in April, adjust its fuel surcharge rates from a monthly to a weekly basis because of the “continuous and frequent fluctuations” of international oil prices.

Global fuel prices have surged since the outbreak of the US-Israel war with Iran in late February and the subsequent shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for the Middle East oil and gas trade.

Joining other local airlines that have already made the same move, Greater Bay Airlines said on Friday that it would raise its fuel surcharges from next month because of the impact of fluctuating fuel prices on flight operating costs.

Under the adjustment, the fuel surcharge for flights between Hong Kong and mainland China will remain at HK$165 per trip.

But the surcharge for Maldives-bound flights will rise by 34 per cent to HK$725, while that for other non-mainland destinations will increase by a similar percentage to HK$389.

Greater Bay Airlines has joined Cathay Pacific and HK Express in raising its fuel surcharge for a number of flights.

Photo: May Tse Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and its budget arm, HK Express, announced on Thursday that they would raise fuel surcharges again, marking a second increase in as many weeks.

From April 1, the surcharge for Cathay’s short-haul services will rise from HK$290 to HK$389, and for medium-haul flights from HK$541 to HK$725.

The fuel surcharge for long-haul flights will rise by HK$396, or 34 per cent, from the current HK$1,164 to HK$1,560.

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