Confused me too hence my post !!!!
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Confused me too hence my post !!!!
On BA.com, for travel dates from March 24-31 2011, a headline or base fare was advertised as £147.00 on a round-trip basis. At this point I should add that the figures below are now out of date due to INCREASES in some of the charges but you will get the idea. It's also interesting to note that while the figures have changed the total has stayed the same. I guess if the airlines have found that people will pay these fares then that's what they will charge.
The cost of this base fare goes straight to the airline. When the taxes, fees and surcharges are added on separately, the final return ticket cost leaps to £446.70.
What has happened to make the fare jump by almost £300?
If you take a closer look at BA’s published breakdown of the taxes, fees and surcharges for the route which was Heathrow to Washington this is what you find:
Government, authority and airport charges Per adult Air Passenger Duty – United Kingdom GBP 60.00 Passenger Service Charge – United Kingdom GBP 23.00 Customs User Fee – USA GBP 3.40 Transportation Tax(Departure) – USA GBP 10.20 Transportation Tax(Arrival) – USA GBP 10.20 Animal & Plant Health User Fee (Aphis) – USA GBP 3.10 Immigration User Fee – USA GBP 4.40 Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee – USA GBP 1.60 Passenger Facility Charge GBP 2.80 Total government, authority and airport charges GBP 118.70 British Airways fees and surcharges Per adult Fuel Surcharge GBP 171.00 Insurance and Security Surcharge GBP 10.00 Total British Airways fees and surcharges GBP 181.00 Total taxes, fees and surcharges per person GBP 299.70
Other airlines play around with the section under their control but strangely it always comes out around the same amount.
Regrads Dave
Unsurprisingly, BA have developed their own formula for the levels of fuel surcharges they will add to their fares. It's complex but seems to suit them.
Whether it makes sense is open to debate. For example, for the London-Washington flight example above, the fuel surcharge (nothing to do with taxes) on World Traveler and World Traveler Plus is now £213 per passenger but if you're in Club or First then it's £319 each. I really don't get that.
Maybe they charge for extra fuel to fly the bigger and heavier seat [msnwink]Quote:
Originally Posted by Katys Grandad