I beleive even British Airways adds a fuel surcharge, at least they do for flights to/from the US and UK, which also applies to infants traveling without a seat. I agree the charge is excessive. If it truly is a "fuel surcharge" then logically the fuel expended to fly an infant is a fraction of that for an adult based on weight but in reality it is just a way of raising ticket proces withiut adding the increase to the base fare so that they can advertise a "low fare" and make up the difference by tacking on the surcharge. It is a practice that has come under scrutiny here in the US however airlines still get away with this deceptive practice.
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