Today British Airways will increase its fuel surcharge on long-haul services, but there will be no increase on short-haul services.

World Traveller and World Traveller Plus tickets will increase by £12 per sector (£24 return). First and Club World tickets will increase by £17 per sector (£34 return).

The airline blamed the rise on a ‘substantial’ increase in the price of oil and a 14% rise in the spot price of jet fuel since the last fuel surcharge increase only two months ago.

The change will mean:

· World Traveller flights over nine hours will increase to £88 per sector. On flights of less than nine hours the increase will be to £75.

·World Traveller Plus flights over nine hours will increase to £106.50 per sector. On flights of less than nine hours the increase will be to £85.

·First and Club World flights over nine hours will increase to £125. On flights of less than nine hours the increase will be to £105.