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Japanese airline carriers set to slash fuel surcharges by -90% to spur international travel demand. 

According to Travel Journal International (TJI) Online*, high fuel surcharges have been one of the key reasons for the recent decline in Japanese overseas travel. Many consumers have opted for domestic travel where there are no fuel surcharges, TJI said. 

The country’s two leading airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines said they will make the reductions in April. 

The carriers have been helped by the recent slump in world oil prices. 

Vietnam Airlines, a code-share partner with Japan Airlines, announced earlier that it will abolish its fuel surcharges from April 2009. Other foreign airlines are set to follow suit. 

Grab your bags, folks!