ANA and Japan Airlines to Cut International Fuel Surcharges for Sept-Oct
ANA and Japan Airlines will lower international fuel surcharges for tickets issued in September and October 2026, following a US-Iran memorandum that reduced fuel costs. The move reverses a record high of 65,000 yen per one-way ticket on North America and Europe routes for July and August. The exact reduction, to be coordinated with the transport ministry, will also apply to Asia and other regions. Surcharges are based on a two-month average of kerosene prices.
ANA and Japan Airlines have decided to lower international fuel surcharges for tickets issued in September and October 2026. The move follows a memorandum signed between the United States and Iran that reduced aviation fuel costs. Previously, tickets issued in July and August carried a one-way surcharge of 65,000 yen on North America and Europe routes, a record high.
The specific reduction amount will be determined in coordination with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Deteriorating conditions in the Middle East had earlier driven fuel prices sharply higher, but after the US and Iran formally signed a memorandum ending hostilities, fuel prices for June and July—which apply to tickets issued in September and October—have declined.
Routes to North America, Europe, and other regions, including Asia, will also see reduced surcharges. The fuel surcharge mechanism is based on fluctuations in fuel costs, with the two airlines calculating the average price of kerosene over each two-month period to set the amount.
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