But no U.S. carriers have done so yet

If airlines’ fuel surcharges were repeatedly increased as oil prices had their big run-up over the past year or so, wouldn’t it be natural to assume that the surcharges would start to come down as oil prices fall? At some foreign airlines, that’s just what is starting to happen. But no major U.S. airlines have yet done the same. Fuel surcharges on long-haul international flights can add hundreds of dollars to the trip cost, and so far, the surcharge reductions are coming in small increments – and they’re often being made selectively on certain routes but not others. For example, Singapore Airlines said this month it is cutting its fuel surcharges by as much as 10 percent on fights between Singapore and cities in Asia and the Mideast, but not on routes to North America or Europe. Lufthansa, meanwhile, is cutting the fuel surcharge on all its intercontinental flights for tickets bought after October 16 from 62 euros to 52. And Air France is cutting its surcharge on long-haul flights by 10 to 14 euros.