Decoding taxes and fees on a ticket
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From: Traveller on 27 Nov 2008 17:55 Hi there - I know this question has been asked before, so thanks for your time and patience if you can help me with this one. I've recently bought a ticket from the UK to Norway (with a flight change in Oslo) and the tax breakdown is: 49.00 YQ 10.00 GB 19.70 UB 23.20 ZN I know the second one (10.00 GB) is UK Air Passenger Duty. For the others, the best sources were: http://www.advantagetravel.co.uk/Travel-Articles/Airline_Taxes.html and http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-292759.html YQ - I understand represents various airline-imposed surcharges for fuel/insurance? UB - UK Passenger service charge (so, the cost of using LHR) ZN - Norway PSC I understand all of these, but am a bit miffed at getting hit for �49 of surcharges on a reward ticket which is a mileage redemption! Thoughts?
From: Roland Perry on 28 Nov 2008 04:08
In message <0ImdnZ4IIM4ZuLLUnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d(a)posted.plusnet>, at 22:55:54 on Thu, 27 Nov 2008, Traveller <traveller(a)nospam.mindless.com> remarked: >YQ - I understand represents various airline-imposed surcharges for >fuel/insurance? http://www.globaltravel.com.sg/airline-fuel.php <http://www.flybmi.com/trade/en-gb/booking-information/fares-and- ticketing/fares/yq-tax.aspx> etc >I understand all of these, but am a bit miffed at getting hit for �49 >of surcharges on a reward ticket which is a mileage redemption! That's cheap - the last "free" ticket I got cost me over �200 in various "tax and charges". It's one of the things that varies a lot between airlines, and while it doesn't really affect the total price for a bought ticket (which has to be commercially competitive), the balance between "fare" and "charges" makes a big difference for rewards tickets. -- Roland Perry |