Fuel surcharged lifted from Spirit bookings

Fuel surcharged lifted from Spirit bookings

TT-Line has removed the fuel surcharge on passenger and vehicle bookings for the Spirit of Tasmania.

The 15 per cent fuel surcharge was introduced on 31 March 2026 in response to the Middle East conflict, which was signficantly impacting global fuel prices, and has remained under regular review since.

The original aim was to fully recover the additional fuel costs associated with passenger and passenger vehicle movements.

The surcharge was removed at 12am on 1 September 2026.

During the five months the surcharge was in place, it recovered a portion of TT-Line’s additional fuel costs, with the unrecovered shortfall exceeding $2 million.

TT-Line CEO Chris Carbone said the fuel surcharge was always temporary.

“Removing the surcharge before fully recovering additional costs is in the best interest of the Tasmanian visitor economy,” Mr Carbone said.

“We will continue to monitor the situation closely.

“The long-standing fuel-related freight pricing remains in place.”

TT-Line reported monthly the extra fuel expenditure and the revenue collected from the fuel levy to its shareholder ministers. The reports were also tabled in Parliament.

Released by:

Nicolas Turner

Tel: 0418 538 865