muikabochi 208 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hoping fuel surcharges drop a bit after that or I'll be cutting way down on overseas travel. Do fuel charges EVER go down? Come on now! Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 They do, Muika. They had gone down quite a bit a while back, but then Libya blew up and oil prices soared again. Spot price of jet fuel has been easing down, and if it goes a bit further I think we'll see surcharge start to decline, although it's going to need a pretty good slide to make a real difference. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Really, I thought they only went one way even if the actual cost of fuel went down a bit. How long ago was it when there were no fuel charges added to a ticket? Can't be that long ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Not sure, but I'd guess they started tacking it on 8 or 10 years ago. It's been up and down (mostly up, fershure) and I think pretty much at peak the past year or so. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 How did the planes fly before they started using fuel? Cooking oil? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Pegasus, pies! Link to post Share on other sites
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best skier in hakuba 5 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Perhaps it's just all the fat people who weigh the plane down more and so we need more fuel. So they should pay. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm all for pegging airfares to weight (excepting ski gear, of course) Link to post Share on other sites
onsen tamago 0 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 What is it about flights though that makes farting more.... prolific? Something about the altitude I think. Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I really do not enjoy flying. I'm sure at one time it must have been glamorous but I always can't wait to get off the dirty things. Link to post Share on other sites
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