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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

China Cuts Jet Fuel Prices for 1st Quarter, Business News Says

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By Jiang Jianguo

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- China lowered jet fuel prices for domestic airlines by 330 yuan ($48) a ton for the first quarter of the year, the China Business News said, citing unidentified airline officials.

Jet fuel accounts for 40 percent of China’s three-largest airlines’ costs, the newspaper said, referring to China Southern Airlines Co., Air China Ltd. and China Eastern Airlines Corp.

The price of Singapore-traded jet fuel fell to $55.90 a barrel today, the lowest this year. The newspaper did not provide a figure for the new jet fuel price in China.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jiang Jianguo in Shanghai at jjiang@bloomberg.net




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