China Airlines and other Taiwanese carriers have been asked to lower fuel surcharges by 14 percent because of falling oil prices.

The levy for short-haul flights will decline by US$2.50 to US$15 from December 10, the civil aeronautics administration said in a statement on its Website yesterday.

Long-haul surcharges will drop by US$6.50 to US$39, it said.

China Airlines and EVA Airways Corp, Taiwan's largest airlines, posted third-quarter losses after making wrong-way bets on fuel prices.

(Shanghai Daily December 2, 2008)