TORONTO — It’s a move that many travellers will no doubt watch to see if other airlines follow: Porter Airlines has reduced its fuel surcharge.

Porter first announced its $40 temporary fuel surcharge back in March. The extra fee was implemented for VIPorter reward flight redemptions to offset soaring global aviation fuel prices.

“We also said that our goal was to remove this surcharge when the price of fuel reaches levels seen at the beginning of this year. Today, we are taking a step in this direction,” said Porter in a heads up to VIPorter members.

“As the fuel market has started to normalize, we have reduced the fuel surcharge to $20 for new reward flight bookings made starting today,” said the airline.

Porter noted that fuel prices remain approximately 50% above last year. “We are monitoring the situation and will make further adjustments as conditions change.”