Larry in AZ wrote:

The airlines have a lot of losses to make up, if they ever can...

Fuel surcharges have nothing to do with making up losses or the price of fuel.
All they are is a means of raising prices and minimizing the loss of demand from
a price hike.

The other poster was correct - as long as the airlines are selling tickets,
those fuel surcharges will stick around, until a government or court tells them
to stop with the false advertising.

Actually, the financial wiz kigs running the airlines love all the extra
charges. It allows them to advertise super fantastic sales on the base price,
but keeps the final price paid quite high.