We’re not there yet — but we’re getting closer.

I’m talking about the “magic number” which is the figure that oil prices have to drop down to, for airlines to start (maybe) rolling back at least SOME of those ire-inspiring fuel-related fees and surcharges.

Actually, I wrote about this in last weeks ABCNews.com column “Will Airfares Drop with the Price of Oil?” — the magic number, I believe is when oil hits between $80 to $90 a barrel.

Take a look at this chart I put together: as I said, we’re getting there.

Will all fees and surchargesfall? No. I suspect we’ll still be paying $2 for that Diet Coke on US Airways and $7 for a pillow and blanket on JetBlue for some time to come. But we will be seeing some relief, as I pointed out last week — and as some in the air travel community are pointing out this week (and notice I told you yesterday that analysts expect some airlines could be profitable by next year — something a number of other folks are reporting today).

But for now — the surcharges and fees are still around, as USA Today noted in an article this morning. Believe me, we know this too — unforutnately we update our Airline Fee Chart all the time. Check it out; after all, to be forewarned is to be forearmed.