Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday announced the immediate removal of fuel surcharges on all routes between North America and the Caribbean, and within the Caribbean.George Reeleder, the airline's vice president of Commercial and Customer Service, said with the reduction in jet fuel prices the surcharges, which had been a temporary measure, will be removed.
"The fuel surcharge was introduced to cover additional costs when the price of fuel was over US$100 per barrel. We never wanted this surcharge to be a permanent feature of our fares. Thus, when our largest expense, fuel, came down, we wanted our customers to benefit," he said."As we approach the Christmas travel season, there could not be a better time to remove this surcharge."