Australia's Qantas will increase fuel surcharges by up to 40 per cent this month,

Australia's Qantas will increase fuel surcharges by up to 40 per cent this month, the second rise in four weeks.
Levies on a return trip to Europe will rise from A$290 to A$380 from March 17.

This represents a doubling of the A$190 charge levied from February 17.

Charges on return trips to mainland US, Canada, South America, South Africa and India rise from A$230 to A$300, and return flights to Asia or the Pacific will cost A$210 more instead of A$150.