Local airlines have no plans to cut ticket prices just yet even with jet fuel easing from its record $180-per-barrel price in early July.Local carriers said on Friday they still have to recover costs as a result of the fuel price surge in the past months. Jet fuel prices have eased by more than 16% to $151 per barrel since hitting a record high last month.
In an interview, Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) President Avelino L. Zapanta said they were not yet rolling back prices.
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