AER LINGUS FUEL SURCHARGE IS PROFITEERING

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12.02.07
AER LINGUS FUEL SURCHARGE IS PROFITEERING

OIL DROPS ALMOST $20 A BARREL BUT FUEL SURCHARGE SCAM CONTINUES

Ryanair, Ireland’s national airline, today (12th Feb) called on Aer Lingus to remove its fuel surcharges. There is no justification for ripping off Irish passengers with €35 fuel surcharges when the price of oil has dropped almost $20 below the price when the Aer Lingus fuel surcharge was introduced.

Aer Lingus had NO fuel surcharge before April 2006 when oil was at $60. Why have they kept a €35 fuel surcharge when oil now costs just $55 a barrel?

Speaking today, Ryanair’s Peter Sherrard, said:

“By keeping its €35 fuel surcharges Aer Lingus is guilty of profiteering. The price of oil was $74 a barrel when Aer Lingus introduced its fuel surcharge last April, and even though oil now costs just $55 a barrel, Aer Lingus is STILL refusing to remove it.

“Only Ryanair guarantees ‘no fuel surcharges ever’. It is high time Aer Lingus copied Ryanair and put an end to this anti consumer fuel surcharging scam”.