$50.00 fuel surcharge continental

trush · 10-29-2009, 07:15 AM

I made my reservations for 2010, and found that there is a $50.00 fuel surcharge with Continental out of Newark, NJ.
I missed not paying by one day. Oh well.
TR

*Liz - Aruba Lover* · 10-29-2009, 07:38 AM

Too bad. Glad I got my tickets already for December and April. I'm also using Continental from N.J.

*Arubalisa* · 10-29-2009, 09:35 AM

I am very sorry this has happened to you.

There was a piece on our local news last night about airfares being about 18% cheaper than they were since 1998. BUT, the airlines are trying to make up the difference in add on fees. Fuel surcharge is just another example.

This is now a common practice in the cruise industry as well when the price of oil goes above $70/barrel. Now that oil has been back above $70, many cruiselines are hesitant to tack on the surcharge because of the poor economy.

10-29-2009, 07:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
trush Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pet Cemetary Arashi National Park Posts: 22 Images: 42	$50.00 fuel surcharge continental I made my reservations for 2010, and found that there is a $50.00 fuel surcharge with Continental out of Newark, NJ. I missed not paying by one day. Oh well. TR __________________

10-29-2009, 07:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Liz - Aruba Lover Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,323	Too bad. Glad I got my tickets already for December and April. I'm also using Continental from N.J. __________________ http://dinearuba.com Aruba Lover since 1985

10-29-2009, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Arubalisa Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6,602 Images: 68	I am very sorry this has happened to you. There was a piece on our local news last night about airfares being about 18% cheaper than they were since 1998. BUT, the airlines are trying to make up the difference in add on fees. Fuel surcharge is just another example. This is now a common practice in the cruise industry as well when the price of oil goes above $70/barrel. Now that oil has been back above $70, many cruiselines are hesitant to tack on the surcharge because of the poor economy. __________________ Aruba Bound! ~ Hoosier Kitties ~ Our-Cruises ~ Blogging to Aruba Back to paradise Trip #19