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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Daniel

Airlines among companies using fuel surcharges to cover surge in costs, UK survey shows

a fuel truck passes a BA plan on the airport tarmac
British Airways’ owner IAG says it has made ‘pricing adjustments to reflect higher fuel costs’. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Airlines and other companies are increasingly using fuel surcharges to cover soaring costs, a survey has found, in a further sign of Iran war-linked inflation hitting the economy.

A poll of companies in the services sector, which includes airlines, found rising fuel prices had contributed to businesses raising prices at the fastest pace in more than three years in April.

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