Overview
- Air China, China Southern, Xiamen Airlines, Spring Airlines and Juneyao Airlines said they will increase domestic fuel surcharges on short routes to 60 yuan and on longer routes to 120 yuan.
- The Civil Aviation Administration of China has not issued an official notice on price changes, and one carrier, Colorful Guizhou Airlines, pulled back its plan after the regulator removed April fuel-price data.
- Xiamen Airlines and China United Airlines detailed that the new levels replace prior surcharges of 10 yuan for flights of 800km and under and 20 yuan for longer domestic trips.
- Carriers cite higher oil costs tied to the Middle East conflict and disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent crude reported around US$100 in recent days.
- The shift mirrors moves by global peers, including a 34% rise in Cathay Pacific’s surcharge last month, and it will add a set fee per ticket in a domestic market that carried about 770 million passengers in 2025.