VLM imposes fuel surcharge
A fuel surcharge of 5 euros (£3.50) per passenger sector is being imposed by VLM Airlines from tomorrow.
The airline operates from London City Airport to Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Jersey, Liverpool, Luxemburg, Manchester and Rotterdam; Southampton-Brussels and Jersey and Guernsey to Rotterdam.
The airline said it had held off introducing a surcharge despite a six-fold increase in fuel prices in the last six years and a doubling in price since early 2004.
VLM’s fuel-efficient Fokker 50 aircraft have allowed the carrier to absorb increases in fuel prices up to now, but with present oil prices peaking above $60 per barrel, the carrier can no longer avoid a surcharge, a statement said.
Managing director Johan Vanneste said: “We have maintained a no fuel surcharge policy for as long as we could, but the impact on our cost base of these increased fuel bills has become unbearable for a niche company such as VLM Airlines.
“We cannot afford to have significant cost overruns for an extended period of time and therefore we have decided to introduce a relatively small fuel surcharge. With 5 euros per sector, this demonstrates the fuel efficient nature of our aircraft as the surcharge is less than half that of most of our competitors.”
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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