Cheyenne Suarez

Planes of domestic carriers in Pasay City remain grounded amid the start of the air travel ban for domestic flights to and from Metro Manila and other airports in Luzon under the enhanced community quarantine on March 20, 2020. Outbound international flights for OFWs and foreigners stuck in the country continue. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Plane fares to soar as fuel surcharge jumps to Level 19

Benise Balaoing

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Flight costs are soaring, as the Civil Aeronautics Board set the fuel surcharge level to Level 19 from April 16 to 30.</p><p>The fuel surcharge level was at <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/17/plane-fares-rising-next-month-as-fuel-surcharges-more-than-double-1455" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Level 8</a> in the first half of the month.</p><p>For domestic passengers, this means fuel surcharges can range from P627 to P1,834. For international passengers, meanwhile, surcharges can range from P2,070.77 to P15,397.15.</p><p>Fuel prices have been climbing worldwide since the war broke out in the Middle East.</p><p>At a Monday press conference, Energy Secretary Janet Garin said the Philippines still has a 60.69-day supply of jet fuel as of April 17.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2046095832412487928&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-04-22T04%3A58%3A56.857443%3A561ff8ec-5607-49cc-b249-977c466faf31%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=bc8ba58f77f7a80cb11a8c40ee0b683fad31a989&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2046095832412487928"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>CAB earlier this month transitioned from a one-month monitoring cycle to a 15-day window.</p><p>The agency stated this &quot;shorter cycle of 15 days during this extraordinary period of high volatility in fuel prices shall allow faster response to market changes reducing the lag between actual fuel costs and applicable fuel surcharge.&quot; </p><p>This interim measure is &quot;intended to cushion the impact of fuel price volatility and manage increasing costs,&quot; while allowing for &quot;faster reduction when fuel prices decline,&quot; CAB said.</p><p>The CAB noted that the policy remains a &quot;temporary measure&quot; until global oil prices stabilize.</p>