BA to increase fuel surcharges

British Airways is to increase its fuel surcharge on all tickets from next week, it was announced today.

From next Tuesday (June 3), the surcharge for short-haul flights will increase by £3 (€3.80) per flight (£6 [€7.62] return) from £13 (€16.51) per flight (£26 [€33] return) to £16 (€20.33) per flight (£32 [€40.66] return).