Emirates ticket prices to cost more from March 1

Emirates airlines will introduce a fuel surcharge on all tickets from Thursday (March 1, 2012) as a result of the spiralling oil prices, which touched $125 a barrel this week, recording a 10-month high.
"Due to the current volatility of oil prices, Emirates is introducing a fuel surcharge, for all tickets issued on or after March 1, 2012, to reflect the substantial recent increases in our fuel costs," an Emirates spokesperson told Gulf News in a statement, adding that the increase will differ by markets and routes.
Emirates stated that while the fuel surcharge would go up to as much as "Dh610 for first and business class" on routes from the UAE to the Americas, while the economy class increase will rest at "Dh170" on the route. "All surcharges are one-way," said the airline's spokesperson.
Listing other increases, Emirates said the fuel surcharge on routes from Dubai to Africa, Europe, the Far East and Australasia is "Dh120 on economy class" and "Dh500 on first and business classes". Whereas, on the routes from the UAE to the GCC, Middle East and South Asian Subcontinent, the increase will be "Dh60 on economy class" and "Dh390 on first and business class" tickets.

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