surcharge

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Fuel accounts for between a quarter and a third of the operating costs of airlines, and some have already begun to pass along the higher costs to consumers by adding surcharges or hiking fares.

From Barron's

Delta added fuel surcharges to international routes and raised base fares for domestic flights in the past couple of weeks, Esposito said.

From MarketWatch

Hagerling says he is now trying to focus on driving for customers that are willing to pay a surcharge to cover at least some of the extra fuel cost.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We update our fuel surcharges weekly based on the current fuel price,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

FedEx can typically offset higher energy prices with fuel surcharges, but higher shipping costs can still depress freight demand.

From Barron's