Lufthansa Adjusts Fuel Surcharge

In response to the latest record levels of oil prices in the wake of the hurricane Katrina, Germany´s Lufthansa is responding to the drastically increased prices and adjusting its fuel surcharges.

For domestic German and inner-European flight tickets, the surcharge as of sales date September 26 will be €12 per flight leg and €52 for long-haul routes per flight leg. That accounts for €3 to €15 increases, respectively. The previous surcharge will apply to all tickets issued on or before 26th September.

Thanks to its forward-looking, fuel-hedging policy and its modern, fuel-efficient fleet, Lufthansa is sitting pretty compared to its competitors. However, the steadily increasing price for oil is continuing to exert pressure on the airline´s expenditure.

Lufthansa continuously monitors oil prices and will apply the latest surcharge until the price of aircraft fuel on the spot markets has once again settled at a stable level.