Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday that fuel surcharges would rise after prices soared in March with the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
The price of fuel so far this month is double the average of the previous two months, CEO Ronald Lam said at a news conference.
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