TOKYO, Japan – Japan Airlines (JAL) has applied to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to revise its international cargo fuel surcharge for flights departing from Japan from November 1, 2014.
Since April 1, 2009, JAL started adjusting its cargo fuel surcharge levels on a monthly basis by using the one-month average fuel price of Singapore kerosene of the month before last. As the average fuel price of Singapore kerosene for the month of September in 2014 was US$112.53 per barrel, the benchmark fuel price used for calculation of the fuel surcharge level will be within the range of US$110.00 to US$114.99 per barrel (refer to table below).
The international cargo fuel surcharge will therefore be 108 yen per kg on long-haul international routes, 87 yen per kg on medium-haul international routes, and 68 yen on short-haul routes.
International Cargo Surcharge
Benchmark
Fuel Price Range
(US$/bbl)
Surcharge by Route (per kg)
1.Long-haul Routes
Japan – Americas, Europe,
Middle East, Africa
2. Medium-haul Routes
All routes other than those mentioned in 1 & 3
3. Short-haul Routes
China, Guam, Hong Kong, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan
120.00 – 124.99
JPY 122
JPY 99
JPY 78
Current level
115.00 – 119.99
JPY 115
JPY 93
JPY 73
Level from November 1, 2014
110.00 – 114.99
JPY 108
JPY 87
JPY 68
105.00 – 109.99
JPY 101
JPY 81
JPY 63
100.00 – 104.99
JPY 94
JPY 75
JPY 58
95.00 – 99.99
JPY 87
JPY 69
JPY 53
90.00 – 94.99
JPY 80
JPY 63
JPY 48
Abridged
50.00 – 54.99
JPY 24
JPY 15
JPY 8
45.00 – 49.99
JPY 17
JPY 9
JPY 3
40.00 – 44.99
JPY 10
JPY 3
–
35.00 – 39.99
JPY 3
–
–
Below 35.00
Discontinued