The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) has announced that the passenger fuel surcharges (those sneaky extra charges the airlines tack on) will decrease by four percent for short-haul flights to a maximum of HKD183, and by three percent to a maximum of HKD809 for long-haul flights in October .
Airlines have to get their requested surcharges approved by the CAD, depending on their flights’ destinations. Cathay Pacific is being allowed to charge the highest surcharges, but according to a rep from the Civil Aviation Department, not all the applications have been processed yet, so some airlines may get even higher surcharges approved.
It’s no guarantee that ticket prices will be lowered – who knows what secret algorithm the airlines use to determine what to charge you – but October might be a good time to buy a ticket!
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