Why is the fuel surcharge fell in international oil prices?Industry insiders: Adjust the overall price in June

Jimu Journalist Zhan Yan

On July 5, the domestic route fuel collection standards will be raised again. After this raising, the fuel fee fee standard for domestic routes in my country will break through the highest historical record set in July 2008. Jimu Journalists learned from the relevant booking platform that before July 5th, booking or re -signing tickets, fuel additional is still charged at the price before the upsurge. Some netizens asked that the international crude oil prices have fallen in recent periods. Why is the fuel surcharges still increase? Some people in the industry said that the overall procurement cost of domestic aviation kerosene is adjusted once a month with the changes in oil prices in the international market. In June, international crude oil prices were basically maintained at a high level in the first half of the month. The fuel surcharge was raised according to the overall price of the month.

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It is understood that starting from July 5, 2022, the standard of collecting fuel for domestic routes is: below 800 kilometers (inclusive) sections below, each passenger collects RMB 100; more than 800 kilometers, each passenger will receive RMB 200 yuan.

Jimu news reporters combed and found that on January 5 this year, domestic routes canceled the levy of fuel surcharges. On February 5, the fuel fee was recovered, and 10 yuan and 20 yuan were collected below 800 kilometers and above. Every month, aviation fuel costs have continued to increase. By June 5, the number of air sections below 800 kilometers and above had risen to 80 yuan and 140 yuan, respectively. The fees after this raising have become the highest criterion for my country since the charging of this fee in 2000.

With the improvement of the domestic epidemic prevention and control situation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology canceled the promulgation of favorable policies such as the "Star Number" mark and the peak season of summer travel. rise. On July 1, the reporter inquired the ticket price from Wuhan to Beijing on July 3 through the Flying Pig booking platform. Adult tickets were 458 yuan and 190 yuan for fuel construction.

Ctrip customer service explained to Jimu Journalists that the collection of fuel surcharges in domestic routes is based on the booking time. Passengers are still executed according to the existing charging standards after the reservation of July 5, that is, each route of 800 kilometers (inclusive). Adult passengers charge 80 yuan fuel surcharge, and each adult passenger of more than 800 kilometers is charged for 140 yuan. The re -signing of the 5th will not increase the relevant expenses.

In March of this year, Xun Qi, an associate professor at Guangzhou Civil Aviation Vocational and Technical College, said in an interview with the Economic Daily that the domestic route fuel surcharge collection mechanism was approved by the relevant national ministries and commissions to relieve or hedge aviation due to high volatility caused by aviation fuel prices. The company's operating cost pressure.

Referring to the formation of my country's refined fuel retail price for domestic route fuel surcharges. When the price of aviation fuel prices rises and starts the acquisition mechanism, the airline will allow the airline to restore the acquiring fuel surcharges from passengers. The specific charging standards shall be based on the aviation fuel price of 800 kilometers (inclusive). The following and above and 800 kilometers are charged, and it is regularly floating or down according to the fluctuation of aviation fuel prices.

According to the relevant linkage mechanism, the comprehensive procurement cost of domestic aviation kerosene is adjusted once a month with the changes in oil prices in the international market. The airline calculated according to the changes in the cost of comprehensive procurement. When the fuel additional standards need to be raised, it was issued at the 5th (including the 5th) after the comprehensive procurement cost adjustment execution.

There are insiders of civil aviation Nong Wei (pseudonym) told Jimu Journalists that the civil aviation operations have accounted for most of the costs. "A 737 of about 150 seats, flying about 4 tons of oil consumption of oil 1,000 kilometers." Nong Wei said that at the price of the minimum 4,500 yuan per ton of aviation kerosene, it took tens of thousands of yuan to fly from Beijing to Guangzhou. Essence Nong Wei said that the increase in fuel surcharges can amortize the operating costs of airlines to a certain extent and alleviate industry pressure. In addition, why did international crude oil prices fall in recent times, but fuel surcharges have not declined? Nong Wei said that this is exactly the mechanism that has been adjusted once a month. From the perspective of international crude oil prices in June, the first half of the month was basically maintained at a high level, up to $ 123.62/barrel. The price is raised.

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