Not so good news if you’re planning to fly Singapore Airlines in the future, with them announcing that fuel surcharges are on the way up.
Like most carriers, it’s being stung by the cost of fuel, and has kindly decided to pass that onto the customer. Which isn’t nice
The surcharge is dependent on Class of Service and Distance from Singapore, applying to all Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights. (new price in italics) from 8th March 2012.
| Route | Previous First Class Surcharge | New First Class Surcharge | Previous Business Class Surcharge | New Business Class Surcharge | Previous Economy Class Surcharge | New Economy Class Surcharge |
| Singapore – Southeast Asian destinations | US$55 | US$61 | US$47 | US$52 | US$34 | US$36 |
| Singapore-Europe and Singapore – South Africa | US$192 | US$211 | US$180 | US$198 | US$162 | US$174 |
| Singapore-Americas | US$290 | US$318 | US$278 | US$305 | US$266 | US$287 |
| Europe-Australia / New Zealand (transfer flights) | US$286 | US$313 | US$268 | US$294 | US$242 | US$260 |
| Other flights | US$138 | US$150 | US$122 | US$133 | US$106 | US$114 |
The “Other Flights” row refers to flights from Singapore to Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
It goes without saying if you want that Singapore Airlines redemption, book it now as these go into effect from 8th March 2012.