The ticket surcharges have now climbed to $31 a ticket for domestic flights and $98 for international flights in the two years since they were first imposed. In the interim, benchmark Singapore jet fuel has doubled from $US44 a barrel to $US88. A Qantas spokeswoman last night confirmed the contents of the staff message but said she would give no further details. Australian Services Union assistant national secretary Linda White said the Qantas workforce would not take the job cuts lying down. She said it was unlikely the cuts could be achieved through voluntary redundancies.