Airline operators have recently resorted to raising fuel tax on airline tickets, in line with oil prices on world markets, expecting more companies to raise taxes in the coming period, managers and travel agencies said.
The airline has adjusted the tax more than once since the beginning of this year for tickets on various destinations, pointing out that the increases in the value of tax on tickets have reached about 15% in recent months.
Air carriers are constantly trying to adjust their operational costs to maintain reasonable margins, while providing tickets at prices close to market price levels, they said.
Raise fuel tax
"Recently, airline companies have raised the fuel tax on ticket prices," said Mohammed Jassim Al Rayes, executive vice president of Al Rayes Holidays, adding that the company was receiving notice from the airlines.
"Airlines have already applied the increase on their flights for return and return tickets, without specifying the exact amount," he said, noting that airlines are constantly revising fuel taxes, in line with oil prices on world markets.
He added that «other airlines resorted to raising the tax gradually in recent months», pointing out that some companies raise the tax without sending notices to travel agencies.
He revealed that increases in fuel tax on travel tickets, in recent months, have reached about 15%.
He stressed that fuel is one of the main factors that determine the operating costs of airlines that reach high levels with high oil prices, noting that airlines deal with fuel tax very carefully, among other factors is the demand and supply on air transport.
Adjust costs
Al-Abedi Holding Company for Tourism and Travel Said Al-Abedi said that "airlines applied a slight increase in fuel tax in October, while other companies applied in recent days," pointing out that the airlines are accelerating to modify the fuel tax Once oil prices rise.
"Over the next few weeks, airlines will adjust the cost of tax on airfares," he said. Air carriers are constantly trying to adjust their operating costs to maintain reasonable margins, while offering tickets at prices close to market levels.
He added that «the new increases on fuel tax include tickets on various destinations back and forth», noting that a number of air carriers did not specify the exact value of the increase in tax.
Al-Abidi said that the prices of airline tickets are still reasonable for flights in the current period, but began to gradually increase for flights during the holidays for the month of December, adding that «prices are subject to the level of demand for travel mainly».
He confirmed that airlines have adjusted the tax more than once since the beginning of this year.
Price updates
Mohammed Al Sawy, General Manager of Al Badi Travel Group, said: "Airline companies have sent updates on raising the fuel tax on airline tickets to about AED 80 for tickets on various destinations." .
Al-Sawy pointed out that airlines seek to reduce the impact of fuel prices in their operations, but will not raise the prices of tickets to the levels so as to affect the competition with other air carriers, agreed that supply and demand are controlling the prices of tickets, first, regardless of Other factors, especially during peak periods.
He pointed out that a number of airlines follow the hedging programs towards fuel prices, while other companies are consistent with the level of prices in the world markets.
«Airlines have adjusted the fuel tax more than once since the beginning of this year».