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B.C. Ferries getting rid of fuel surcharge

Ferry corporation uses system of surcharges and rebates to manage 91Ƶvolatility91Ƶ in fuel prices
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The B.C. Ferries vessel Coastal Inspiration, seen Sunday, Dec. 15, in Nanaimo91Ƶs Departure Bay. (GREG SAKAKI/The News Bulletin)

B.C. Ferries is eliminating its fuel surcharge just in time for holiday travel.

The ferry corporation announced in a press release Monday that it will remove its 1.5-per cent fuel surcharge as of Tuesday, Dec. 17.

91ƵThe recent decrease in the price of fuel allows us to eliminate the fuel surcharges, which is great news for travellers,91Ƶ said Alana Gallagher, B.C. Ferries91Ƶ vice-president and CFO, in the release. 91ƵWe understand that affordability is important to our customers and every bit helps.91Ƶ

B.C. Ferries notes in the release that it 91Ƶclosely monitors the price of fuel91Ƶ and applies a rebate, surcharge or neither when collecting ferry fares. Ferries says it has been using the system for 15 years to 91Ƶmanage the volatility in the price of fuel91Ƶ and says it doesn91Ƶt benefit financially from surcharges.

The 1.5-per cent fuel surcharge and amounted to 25 cents per person and 85 cents per vehicle on major routes and 15 cents per person and 45 cents per vehicle on smaller routes.

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