CAB keeps fuel surcharge unchanged in May

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MANILA, Philippines – Airline passengers will pay the same fuel surcharge in May after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) kept it at Level 4.

Passengers will still pay additional P117 to P342 for domestic flights and P385.70 to P2,867.82 for flights abroad under Level 4.

Fuel surcharges are additional fees by airlines to help them recover fuel costs. These are separate from the base fare, which is the actual amount paid by the passenger for his or her seat.

Under Level 4, passengers going to Caticlan, Legaspi, Kalibo and Roxas are charged additional P184 while those flying to Laoag, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu and Puerto Princesa are paying P232 in fuel surcharge.

The applicable fuel surcharge for flights to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Cambodia will be P385.70; China, P523.68; and Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, P533.42.