Rather than call it a fuel surcharge, call it what it is - an increase in the fare! It is also a very regressive fee. The person buying the $100 fare has a surcharge of 10 or 15 percent (depending on if it is a $10 or $15 surcharge) while the person buying a $200 ticket has a surcharge of either 5 or 7.5%, etc. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger & Amanda La France" <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 18:18 Subject: [AIRLINE] Northwest matches $5 fare hike by Continental Northwest matches $5 fare hike by Continental Reuters <http://money.excite.com/img/logo_reuters.gif> Friday March 26, 8:21 PM EST NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines (NWAC <http://money.excite.com/jsp/qt/full.jsp?time=0&symbol_search_text=NWAC> )on Friday said it matched a $5 each way price increase on selected flights that was announced earlier on Friday by Continental Airlines (CAL <http://money.excite.com/jsp/qt/full.jsp?time=0&symbol_search_text=CAL> ) to combat rising fuel costs. Northwest said the fare hikes affect service in the United States and Canada. Continental Airlines earlier on Friday said it increased an existing fuel surcharge on some tickets to $15 each way from $10. ©2004 Reuters Limited.
