Dubai: Emirates Airline has removed the fuel surcharge on all its tickets with immediate effect, the company said in a statement on Sunday morning.

The news comes after oil prices were sent tumbling last week following the death of Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden.

“In line with the recent decrease in fuel prices Emirates has removed its fuel surcharge on all tickets. The removal of this surcharge reflects our longstanding commitment to our customers,” said Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline.

“We promised our customers from the outset that we would eliminate the surcharge as soon as it was commercially viable and this has now been done. We continue to closely monitor the situation,” he added.