SINGAPORE Airlines will increase its fuel surcharge for tickets issued on or after May 9 because an escalation in the price of jet fuel in recent months, the company announced.

The new price levels will be US$20 up from US$18 per sector for flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Denpasar, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Manila and Penang.



For flights between Singapore and US and Canada on a single-sector basis, the price will rise to US$89 from US$82 per sector. And for all other flights, the price will rise to US$58 from US$54 per sector.