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Big airfare hikes loom as with increased surcharges Jean Mangaluz - Philstar.com March 17, 2026 ADVERTISEMENT MANILA, Philippines — The country’s travel woes continue to compound as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved a raise in surcharge rates; domestic flights can see an increase of up to P787 while international trips can surge by P6,208.98. Fuel prices continue to soar as the conflict in the Middle East puts a significant chunk of the world’s oil sources in a chokehold. In an advisory, the aeronautics board has raised the passenger fuel surcharge to Level 8 in the first half of April, double the level from March. “This is intended to cushion the impact of fuel price volatility and manage increasing costs. The more gradual and incremental implementation of fuel surcharge to be collected from passengers can be a way of softening the impact of higher fuel surcharge increases, and enable faster reduction when fuel prices decline,” the CAB said.

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