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Information Regarding Fuel Surcharge and Insurance Surcharge for International Flights

For travel originating in Japan

Updated on February 19, 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 February 1 until March 31, 2026

Per person for each segment from/to Japan

Route*1 For travel originating outside Japan
Japan - Korea/Far East Russia, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung USD 9
Japan - East Asia (excluding Japan - Korea/Mongolia, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung) USD 40*2
Japan - Guam/Palau/Philippines/Vietnam/Mongolia/Russia*3 USD 48*4
Japan - Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei/Russia*5 USD 71
Japan - Hawaii/Indonesia/India/Sri Lanka USD 94
Japan - North America USD 164*6
Japan - Europe*7 USD 164*8
Japan - Middle East USD 164
Japan - Oceania USD 164*9
  1. Not applicable for the itinerary originating in Brazil
  2. CNY289 for the itinerary originating in mainland China
  3. Irkutsk
  4. USD10 for the itinerary originating in Philippines (for tickets issued in February 2026)
    Philippines CAB approval number: EP-26-0314-HED012026-JL-2387-PFS (for tickets issued in February 2026)
    The itinerary originating in Philippines: to be advised (for tickets issued in March 2026)
  5. Novosibirsk
  6. CAD226 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 GBP129 for the itinerary originating in UK. EUR152 for the itinerary originating in Europe (except UK).

*9 AUD250 for the itinerary originating in Australia.

Tickets issued on/after April 1 until May 31, 2026

Per person for each segment from/to Japan

Route*1 For travel originating outside Japan
Japan - Korea/Far East Russia, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung USD 9
Japan - East Asia (excluding Japan - Korea/Mongolia, Okinawa - Taipei/Kaohsiung) USD 40*2
Japan - Guam/Palau/Philippines/Vietnam/Mongolia/Russia*3 USD 48*4
Japan - Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei/Russia*5 USD 71
Japan - Hawaii/Indonesia/India/Sri Lanka USD 94
Japan - North America USD 164*6
Japan - Europe*7 USD 164*8
Japan - Middle East USD 164
Japan - Oceania USD 164*9
  1. Not applicable for the itinerary originating in Brazil
  2. CNY289 for the itinerary originating in mainland China
  3. Irkutsk
  4. The itinerary originating in Philippines: to be advised
  5. Novosibirsk
  6. CAD229 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 GBP124 for the itinerary originating in UK. EUR144 for the itinerary originating in Europe (except UK).

*9 AUD254 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.

Tickets issued until March 31, 2026

Sales country Amount per person for each segment
Japan JPY 550
Outside of Japan USD 3.8
  • Except flights to/from Canada/Hong Kong, and travel originating in Brazil

Tickets issued on/after April 1, 2026

Applicable amounts will be announced at a later date.

  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