Fares to increase at Skywest

Air fares at Skywest Airlines Ltd are set to increase later this week after higher fuel prices forced the air carrier to raise its fuel levy surcharge.

Starting from Wednesday, Skywest said the fuel surcharge for its turbo-prop and jet routes would increase by $5 to $41 and $43 respectively.

"The $5 increase for each aircraft is unavoidable and is off the back of record oil prices experienced globally this week," Skywest said.

The company said it will continue to monitor its fuel surcharge on a monthly bases, and make adjustments based on the change to the market rate for aviation fuel.

Consequently, Skywest said it will also increase fares slightly for certain classes later this week

"Skywest has avoided an increase in its fares for some time now, but an increase to selected fare classes is now unavoidable due to rising costs across the board, not just in fuel." The company said.