FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
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THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
11 January 2007
BRITISH AIRWAYS Plc
(Registrant's Name)
Waterside HBA3,
PO Box 365
Harmondsworth UB7 0GB
United Kingdom
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CONTENTS
1. Fuel surcharge reduction dated 11 January 2007
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
BRITISH AIRWAYS Plc
By: /s/_________________________
Name: Alan Buchanan
Title:Company Secretary
Date 11 January 2007
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
1. Fuel surcharge reduction
LONGHAUL FUEL SURCHARGE REDUCED ON MANY ROUTES
British Airways is to reduce its fuel surcharge on its shorter longhaul routes
from tomorrow (Friday January 12, 2007) as a result of a fall in the price of
oil.
As a result, the fuel surcharge on tickets sold in the UK for longhaul flights
scheduled at under nine hours in duration will be reduced from GBP35 per sector
to GBP30 per sector (GBP60 return trip).
The fuel surcharge on longer-range services, will remain at GBP35 per sector
(GBP70 return trip) to reflect the higher fuel consumption on these flights.
The shorthaul fuel surcharge will remain unchanged at GBP8 per sector (GBP16 a
return trip).
Robert Boyle, British Airways' commercial director, said: "The cost of oil has
reduced in recent weeks and therefore we believe that it is right that our
customers benefit from lower prices on shorter flights.
"Reducing the fuel surcharge on some of our longhaul flights means that the
amount customers pay better reflects the cost of fuel to BA for their specific
flight.
"Despite the recent drop in oil price, our fuel costs remain a real burden. It
is our second largest cost after employee costs."
The reduced fuel surcharge on certain longhaul flights will apply to tickets
issued from Friday January 12, 2007.
British Airways will also reduce its fuel surcharges by equivalent levels in all
markets.
ends
January 12, 2007
004/GJ/06
LONGHAUL FUEL SURCHARGE REDUCED ON MANY ROUTES..2
Notes to editors:
History of fuel surcharges on all British Airways' flights booked in the UK
since May 2004.
May 13, 2004: Introduced a GBP2.50 per sector surcharge on longhaul and
shorthaul. For all flights booked outside the UK the airline introduced a fuel
surcharge of USD $4 per sector.
August 11, 2004: Surcharge increased to GBP6 per sector on longhaul. Shorthaul
remained at GBP2.50. Outside the UK, the longhaul fuel surcharge increased to
USD$10 per sector with shorthaul remaining at USD $4.
October 14, 2004: Surcharge increased from GBP6 to GBP10 per sector on longhaul
and from GBP2.50 to GBP4 per sector on shorthaul. Equivalent rises in other
markets outside the UK.
March 22, 2005: Surcharge increased from GBP10 to GBP16 per sector on longhaul
and from GBP4 to GBP6 per sector on shorthaul. Equivalent rises in other markets
outside the UK.
June 27, 2005: Surcharge increased from GBP16 to GBP24 per sector on longhaul
and from GBP6 to GBP8 per sector on shorthaul. Equivalent rises in other markets
outside the UK.
September 12, 2005: Surcharge increased from GBP24 per sector on longhaul to
GBP30 per sector. Shorthaul remained unchanged at GBP8 per sector. Equivalent
rises in other markets outside the UK.
April 18, 2006: Surcharge increased from GBP30 per sector on longhaul to GBP35
per sector. Shorthaul remain unchanged at GBP8 per sector. Equivalent rises in
other markets outside the UK.
Timings based on planned scheduled times for flights departing the UK.
Flights based on departures from London Heathrow and Gatwick or Manchester
unless otherwise stated.
Destinations less than nine hours Destinations over nine hours
USA
Atlanta Dallas Fort Worth
Bermuda Houston
Boston Orlando
Baltimore Tampa
Detroit Denver
New York (Newark and JFK) Los Angeles
Washington DC Miami
Chicago Phoenix
Philadelphia Seattle
San Francisco
Canada
Montreal Vancouver
Toronto Calgary
Caribbean and Latin America
Antigua Grenada
Barbados Kingston
Tobago
St Lucia
Buenos Aires
Grand Cayman
Port of Spain
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Mexico
Nassau
Turks and Caicos
Africa
Cairo Cape Town
Abuja Dar es Salaam
Accra Harare
Entebbe Johannesburg
Luanda Lusaka
Lagos Mauritius
Nairobi
Middle East
Abu Dhabi
Bahrain
Doha
Dubai
Kuwait
Muscat
Tel Aviv
South Asia
Bombay Bangalore
Delhi Calcutta
Islamabad Dhaka
Chennai
Far East and South West Pacific
Singapore-Sydney Bangkok-Sydney
Hong Kong
Narita
Beijing
Shanghai
Heathrow-Bangkok
Heathrow-Singapore
Heathrow-Sydney