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All Nippon Airways, ANA today applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to reduce its fuel surcharge on international flights from October 1, 2010.

The fuel surcharge is fixed for a period of two months, after which it is revised on the basis of the average market price of Singapore kerosene for the two months previous to the date of application for revision. As jet fuel fell to an average of US$86.21 per barrel from June to July 2010, the surcharge will be fixed in accordance with the chart below.

Surcharge Levels (per person per single sector)

Conditions for Revision (and removal) of the Surcharge
(1) The fuel surcharge will not be revised for the two months from October 1 to November 30, 2010 regardless of market movements. The levels stated are subject to government approval.
(2) The level of the fuel surcharge from December 1, 2010 will be fixed based on the average market price of Singapore kerosene for the months of August and September.
(3) If the two months average cost of Singapore kerosene falls below US$60 per barrel, the fuel surcharge will be removed altogether.

Notes
(1) The fuel surcharge applies in its entirety to all fares, including discount fares, child fares and award tickets. It is not subject to any discount whatsoever. Children under the age of two who do not occupy a seat will not be subject to the surcharge.
(2) In the case of refunded tickets, the surcharge will be refunded in full and will not be subject to any charges.

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TOKYO January 13, 2010 – ANA today applied to Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to reduce its surcharge on international cargo shipments from February 1, 2010.

The cargo fuel surcharge is fixed for one month and revised on the basis of the average price of jet fuel for the month immediately preceding the announcement of the next revision, if any. The next surcharge will thus be set according to the average price of jet fuel for the month of December – as reported by the U.S. Department of Energy – and come into effect on February 1. As jet fuel averaged of US$83.20 per barrel in that month, the surcharge will be fixed in accordance with the chart below.
ANA again regrets that it must continue to ask its valued customers to share the burden of fuel costs, in spite of its own ongoing efforts to control costs and increase revenues.

Revised fuel surcharge for international cargo (yen/ kilo) from February 1 , 2010*

*subject to approval by the relevant government authorities and may be changed without notice

Conditions for Revision (and Removal) of the Surcharge

The next revision to the cargo Fuel Surcharge, if any, will take effect on March 1, based on the average price of Singapore kerosene for the month of January, and will be announced in February.
If the monthly average cost of Singapore kerosene falls below US$30 per barrel, the fuel surcharge will be removed altogether.

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TOKYO December 15, 2009 – Owing to the continued rise in the cost of jet fuel (Singapore kerosene), ANA today applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to raise its fuel surcharge on international flights from February 1 to March 31, 2010.

The fuel surcharge is fixed for a period of two months, after which it is revised on the basis of the average market price of Singapore kerosene for the two months previous to the date of application for revision. Jet fuel rose to an average of US$82.4 per barrel from October to November this year, in view of which ANA regrets that it must ask its valued customers to once again share the increased cost burden, in spite of ongoing efforts to curb costs and increase revenues.

Conditions for Revision (and Removal) of the Surcharge

(1) The fuel surcharge will not be revised for the two months from February 1 to March 31, 2010 regardless of market movements. The levels stated are subject to government approval.
(2) The level of the fuel surcharge from April 1, 2010 will be announced as soon as it is ready.
(3) If the two months average cost of Singapore kerosene falls below US$60 per barrel the fuel surcharge will be removed altogether.

Notes
(1)The fuel surcharge applies in its entirety to all fares, including discount fares, child fares and award tickets. It is not subject to any discount whatsoever. Children under the age of two who do not occupy a seat will not be subject to the surcharge.
(2)In the case of refunded tickets, the surcharge will be refunded in full and will not be subject to any charges.

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