Outbound travelers queue at the NAIA 3 check-in and immigration counters at the on December 22, 2023 as holiday travelers head to various ports in the run-up to Christmas. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Travelers flock to NAIA

Benise Balaoing

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172662999987320231222-christmas-rush-naia-MT-13.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Outbound travelers queue at the NAIA 3 check-in and immigration counters at the on December 22, 2023 as holiday travelers head to various ports in the run-up to Christmas. Transportation officials estimate that around 140 thousand passengers are expected to travel to local and international destinations during the holidays. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news</em></span></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) --  Flights may soon get cheaper as airline fuel surcharges are set to get reduced next month.</p><p>The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has lowered the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">fuel surcharge that airlines can impose for October. </span></p><div><span id="isPasted">In an advisory, the CAB lowered the fuel surcharge rate for October 2024 to Level 4. It was set at Level 5 in February.</span></div><div><span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/18/24/cab-sets-lower-fuel-surcharge-in-february" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheaper flights seen as CAB sets lower fuel surcharge in February</a></span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/18/24/cab-sets-lower-fuel-surcharge-in-february" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The fuel surcharge under Level 4 for domestic flights ranges from P117 to P342. This is down from P151 to P542 at Level 5. </span></div><div><span id="isPasted">For international flights, meanwhile, it ranges from P385.70 to P2,867.82. This is also down from P498.03 to P3,703.11 at Level 5. </span></div><p>AirAsia Philippines said it welcomes the reduced passenger fuel surcharge for October. The airline said this is expected to boost travel demand with the approach of the holiday season.</p><p>&quot;This timely adjustment is expected to positively impact ticket prices, making it an opportunity for travelers to secure their holiday plans,&quot; the low-cost carrier said. </p><div><span id="isPasted">Last February, airlines said flights would get cheaper as CAB lowered the fuel surcharge from Level 6 to Level 5.</span></div><p>Oil prices on the global market have been decreasing recently amid concerns over lower demand as the Chinese economy, which is the second-largest in the world, continued to struggle. </p><p>A strengthening peso has also made fuel imports less expensive compared to previous months. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span id="isPasted"><strong>RELATED STORY:</strong></span></div><div><span id="isPasted"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IwqPiQGZtPE?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNewsautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></span><br/></div>

<p>The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has further lowered the fuel surcharge that airlines can impose. </p>

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has further lowered the fuel surcharge that airlines can impose.

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Cheaper flights loom as airline fuel surcharges lowered

Cheaper flights loom as airline fuel surcharges lowered

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Published Sep 18, 2024 12:46 PM PHT

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