Hong Kong-based carrier raises fuel surcharge by 34% due to conflict in the Middle East, impacting destinations outside mainland China

Greater Bay Airlines has become the latest Hong Kong-based carrier to raise its fuel surcharges by 34 per cent amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with the fee for destinations other than mainland China set to hit HK$389 (US$50). China’s largest courier SF Express also said on Friday that it would, beginning in April, adjust its fuel surcharge rates from a monthly to a weekly basis because of the “continuous and frequent fluctuations” of international oil prices. Global fuel prices...