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Information Regarding Fuel Surcharge and Insurance Surcharge for International Flights

For travel originating in Japan

Updated on October 15, 2026

JAL/JTA applies fuel surcharge and insurance surcharge on all international passenger tickets.
Details of the Fuel Surcharge and Insurance Surcharge are as follows:

Fuel Surcharge

We originally introduced Fuel surcharge in response to unprecedented rises. We highly appreciate your understanding and cooperation. The applicable amounts for the travels to Japan are shown below. Fuel surcharge will be reviewed and revised bimonthly.

Please click here for further details of the revision.

Tickets issued on/after October 1 until October 31, 2026

Per person for each segment from/to Japan

Route*1 For travel originating outside Japan
Japan - Seoul/Busan/Jeju/Far East Russia, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung USD 31
Japan - East Asia (excluding Japan - Seoul/Busan/Jeju/Ulaanbaatar, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung) USD 74*2
Japan - Guam/Palau/Philippines/Vietnam/Ulaanbaatar/Russia*3 USD 99*4
Japan - Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei/Russia*5 USD 160
Japan - Hawaii/Indonesia/India/Sri Lanka USD 195
Japan - North America USD 320*6
Japan - Europe*7 USD 320*8
Japan - Middle East USD 320
Japan - Oceania USD 320*9
  1. Not applicable for the itinerary originating in Brazil
  2. CNY 525 for the itinerary originating in East Asia (except Seoul/Busan/Jeju/Taipei/Kaohsiung/Hong Kong/Ulaanbaatar)
  3. Irkutsk
  4. USD 46 for the itinerary originating in Philippines (for tickets issued until October 15, 2026)
    USD 43 for the itinerary originating in Philippines (for tickets issued on/after October 16, 2026)
  5. Novosibirsk
  6. CAD 446 for the itinerary originating in Canada
  7. For the JL codeshare flights within Europe operated by British Airways (BA) / Finnair (AY) / Iberia (IB), the following amounts will be applied per sector.
Country of departure for travel Business Class Economy Class
United Kingdom GBP 22.50 GBP 18.50
Europe (except United Kingdom) EUR 32 EUR 28
Other than Europe USD 40 USD 32

These are not subject to bimonthly revision.

*8 GBP 241 for the itinerary originating in UK. EUR 280 for the itinerary originating in Europe (except UK).

*9 AUD 495 for the itinerary originating in Australia.

Tickets issued on/after November 1 until December 31, 2026

Per person for each segment from/to Japan

Route*1 For travel originating outside Japan
Japan - Seoul/Busan/Jeju/Far East Russia, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung USD 39
Japan - East Asia (excluding Japan - Seoul/Busan/Jeju/Ulaanbaatar, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung) USD 86*2
Japan - Guam/Palau/Philippines/Vietnam/Ulaanbaatar/Russia*3 USD 118*4
Japan - Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei/Russia*5 USD 193
Japan - Hawaii/Indonesia/India/Sri Lanka USD 234
Japan - North America USD 381*6
Japan - Europe*7 USD 381*8
Japan - Middle East USD 381
Japan - Oceania USD 381*9
  1. Not applicable for the itinerary originating in Brazil
  2. The itinerary originating in East Asia (except Seoul/Busan/Jeju/Taipei/Kaohsiung/Hong Kong/Ulaanbaatar): to be advised
  3. Irkutsk
  4. The itinerary originating in Philippines: to be advised.
  5. Novosibirsk
  6. CAD 531 for the itinerary originating in Canada.
  7. For the JL codeshare flights within Europe operated by British Airways (BA) / Finnair (AY) / Iberia (IB), the following amounts will be applied per sector.
Country of departure for travel Business Class Economy Class
United Kingdom GBP 22.50 GBP 18.50
Europe (except United Kingdom) EUR 32 EUR 28
Other than Europe USD 40 USD 32

These are not subject to bimonthly revision.

*8 GBP 287 for the itinerary originating in UK. EUR 334 for the itinerary originating in Europe (except UK).

*9 AUD 589 for the itinerary originating in Australia.

  1. In addition to the applicable air fares and charges, the fuel surcharge in effect on the day of ticketing shall be applied.
  2. The amounts for the fuel surcharge are the same for adults, children and infants occupying seats. Infants without seats are exempt from the fuel surcharge.
    The fuel surcharge shall apply to JAL Mileage Bank award tickets.
  3. When a ticket is presented for refund, the full amount of the fuel surcharge shall be returned.
  4. The fuel surcharge may change without advance notice according to approvals from relevant governments.
  5. The handling procedures for an adjustment of the fuel surcharge occurring after a ticket is issued up to the date of departure are as follows.
  1. When a ticket is not changed*,
    no differential adjustment of the fuel surcharge will be made.
  2. When an unused ticket is changed*,
    the difference between the previous fuel surcharge and the newly revised fuel surcharge applicable to the ticket issuance date will be adjusted. (the whole itinerary will be reassessed)
  3. When a ticket is changed after departure,
    no differential adjustments of the fuel surcharge will be made.
  • Change means changes in itinerary, departure date with the same flight number, flight number with the same itinerary and rebooking of the new flights on the open dated award tickets previously cancelled.

Example:

  • Departure date change from July 1 to July 20 for JL031 Tokyo - Bangkok
  • Flight number change from JL031 to JL033 Tokyo - Bangkok on the same day
  • Making reservation of JL031 on July 1 Tokyo - Bangkok for open dated ticket

Insurance Surcharge

To cover the cost of the extra safety and security measures, an insurance surcharge is added to the price of tickets. We highly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Sales country Amount per person for each segment
Japan JPY 600
Outside of Japan USD 4
  • Except flights to/from Canada/Hong Kong, and travel originating in Brazil
  1. In addition to the applicable air fares and charges, the insurance surcharge in effect on the day of ticketing shall be applied.
  2. The amounts for the insurance surcharge are the same for adults, children and infants.
    The insurance surcharge shall apply to JAL Mileage Bank award tickets.
  3. When a ticket is presented for refund, the full amount of the insurance surcharge shall be returned.
  4. The insurance surcharge may change without advance notice according to approvals from relevant governments.
  5. The handling procedures for an adjustment of the insurance surcharge occurring after a ticket is issued up to the date of departure are as follows.
  1. When a ticket is not changed*,
    no differential adjustment of the insurance surcharge will be made.
  2. When an unused ticket is changed*,
    the difference between the previous insurance surcharge and the newly revised insurance surcharge applicable to the ticket issuance date will be adjusted. (the whole itinerary will be reassessed)
  3. When a ticket is changed after departure,
    no differential adjustments of the insurance surcharge will be made.
  • Change means changes in itinerary, departure date with the same flight number, flight number with the same itinerary and rebooking of the new flights on the open dated award tickets previously cancelled.

Example:

  • Departure date change from July 1 to July 20 for JL031 Tokyo - Bangkok
  • Flight number change from JL031 to JL033 Tokyo - Bangkok on the same day
  • Making reservation of JL031 on July 1 Tokyo - Bangkok for open dated ticket

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd