Lufthansa has increased the fuel surcharge on long-haul flights by 10 euros in view of the rising oil price.

The airline is thus retracting the 10-euro cut by which it reduced its long-haul fuel sur-charge in October 2006, a statement said.

The surcharge for long-haul tickets will consequently rise from July 20, 2007 to 62 euros for each flight leg on a passenger’s route. The surcharge on flights within Germany and Europe remains unchanged at 12 euros per flight leg.

Lufthansa continually monitors the oil price and adjusts its fuel surcharge in line with de-velopments in jet fuel prices on the crude oil market, it said. -TradeArabia News Service