Under the new rates announced on Tuesday, passengers departing from Hong Kong on long-haul flights to destinations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Southwest Pacific will pay HK$1,164 (US$148.48) per sector, down 14.5 per cent from HK$1,362.
Surcharges on flights between Hong Kong and South and Southeast Asia will fall by the same percentage, from HK$633 to HK$541, while those on other routes will drop from HK$339 to HK$290.
Fuel surcharges on flights between Hong Kong and mainland China will remain unchanged at HK$165 per sector, while those on flights from the mainland to Hong Kong will stay at 135 yuan (HK$156).
Fuel surcharges are included in ticket prices and apply on a per-flight-sector basis regardless of fare type.
In a notice posted on its website, Cathay Pacific said it would continue reviewing fuel surcharges every two weeks “to enable a more agile response to the volatile jet fuel prices due to the Middle East situation”.
