Cathay Pacific roughly doubles fuel surcharge on most routes

The company revealed a detailed list of affected routes in a statement titled "Fuel surcharge updates", a day after warning that fuel prices had soared in March with the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Cathay Group's CEO Ronald Lam told a Wednesday media session the cost of fuel so far this month is double the average of the previous two months. The hike in fees will apply to tickets from March 18, the statement said. For example, for flights between Hong Kong and Europe that were purchased in Hong Kong...