Reply to: Surcharges on flights!

[teclo]

I'l raise you..

Glasgow to Orlando £647 next week. Return.

Ah yeah, I was getting emails about Glasgow to Orlando being £470 recently but that was if you booked it for the following week. I'm going in August

Just hoping I don't have to go back through "soft processing" when I land in Newark again...

[Paddy]

What did you add to get it to that? Adding a case is only about £20-£25 and their speedy boarding is about £10 isn't it?

Booking Fee £8.00
Luggage is £29 for up to 20ks
Or £154 up to 29kgs
£50 to add for flex fare.

[Old Greg]

I booked a Ryanair flight for my mother recently, which of course cost peanuts, but you can only print out the boarding pass 2 weeks before the flight now, so I need to send the boarding pass for the return trip to her by post!

O gods! My mum came to visit a couple of weeks ago and couldn't print her boarding card because the online chec in was 'broken'. I determined that she had booked using an incorrect ermail address. I was then given the task of guessing the email address she had entered. When I did eventually manage this, she thanked me by snapping the back door key in the lock by inserting a spoon handle in the hole in the key to get some extra torque because it 'wouldn't turn'. Bless 'er.

[Incognito]

Which is trying to do a complaint about that and credit and debit card payment charges but I won't hold my breath.


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Actually the super complaints do sometimes get results:

http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/sup...nts/oft825.pdf

You wouldn't have the FSA taking action against the banks if it wasn't for the publicity this generated.

[AtW]

Just use NetJets next time.

HTH

DimPrawn

[scooterscot]

Glasgow to Florida, the cheapest I could get in advance without having to wait in Newark for 9+ hours..

1 Adults (age 18 to 64) 803.00 GBP
Additional Taxes/Fees 265.04 GBP
Total Price 1,068.04 GBP

U.S. Passenger Facility Charge	 	2.80 GBP
U.S. Immigration User Fee	 	4.40 GBP
U.S. APHIS User Fee	 	        3.10 GBP
Fuel Surcharge	 	                155.00 GBP
U.K. Air Passenger Duty	 	        60.00 GBP
U.K. Passenger Service Charge	 	11.34 GBP
U.S. Customs User Fee	 	        3.40 GBP
U.S. Federal Transportation Tax	 	20.20 GBP
September 11th Security Fee	 	4.80 GBP

I'l raise you..

Glasgow to Orlando £647 next week. Return.

[scooterscot]

Because your starting point is the UK. Try Dublin => AMS => Bonnaire and you'll notice the difference.

WHS

[AtW]

I wonder if the cost of a Zeppelin flight would be cheaper if we started doing those again?

Free tickets on this one -

[SueEllen]

seems that they are just doing this to get punters to the website based on cheap flights - but ultimately when you added in all the 'compulsory extras' the tickets cost more - which should be illegal imho as you cannot actual buy a ticket which is worth anything for the advertised price.

Which is trying to do a complaint about that and credit and debit card payment charges but I won't hold my breath.


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[Incognito]

UK => AMS => Bonnaire.

Not booked it yet as I'll be using airmiles. I was just trying to work out why they still want +€900 for myself and Mrs PL even when using miles.

Because your starting point is the UK. Try Dublin => AMS => Bonnaire and you'll notice the difference.

[original PM]

out of all these charges it would seem the fuel surcharge is the biggest one.

I mean you buy a ticket for any other form of transport and it includes the cost of the fuel to drive the bus/train whatever.

seems that they are just doing this to get punters to the website based on cheap flights - but ultimately when you added in all the 'compulsory extras' the tickets cost more - which should be illegal imho as you cannot actual buy a ticket which is worth anything for the advertised price.

but hey ho!

[teclo]

Glasgow to Florida, the cheapest I could get in advance without having to wait in Newark for 9+ hours..

1 Adults (age 18 to 64) 803.00 GBP
Additional Taxes/Fees 265.04 GBP
Total Price 1,068.04 GBP

U.S. Passenger Facility Charge	 	2.80 GBP
U.S. Immigration User Fee	 	4.40 GBP
U.S. APHIS User Fee	 	        3.10 GBP
Fuel Surcharge	 	                155.00 GBP
U.K. Air Passenger Duty	 	        60.00 GBP
U.K. Passenger Service Charge	 	11.34 GBP
U.S. Customs User Fee	 	        3.40 GBP
U.S. Federal Transportation Tax	 	20.20 GBP
September 11th Security Fee	 	4.80 GBP

[BoredBloke]

I tried to book Easyjet to Istanbul, return started off at £120 but by the time it came to payment it totalled £285. I gave up and tried other airlines; I found and booked Swiss International (Swiss Air), is was the cheapest at £210 inclusive. It even includes food and drinks.

What did you add to get it to that? Adding a case is only about £20-£25 and their speedy boarding is about £10 isn't it?

[scooterscot]

Ah, this is sort of the point.

I like to use KLM because;

a) the airport is 15mins from my house. Gatwick is about 4hrs of pain away.
b) I have uber status and so can lord over the proles at the airport.
c) I can use airmiles.
d) I can take 40Kg of luggage (diving kit)


The reason for the OP was just my amazement at the number/cost of surcharges.

Ich sehe

[Pondlife]

Would contact trailfinders pronto and start my journey from AMS. Easyjet or something out to AMS. Only fly out of the UK long haul if you've got bottomless pockets.

I've been using trailfinders for 10 years (year after year) because I can never beat the price.



^^^^ this for Trinidad

Ah, this is sort of the point.

I like to use KLM because;

a) the airport is 15mins from my house. Gatwick is about 4hrs of pain away.
b) I have uber status and so can lord over the proles at the airport.
c) I can use airmiles.
d) I can take 40Kg of luggage (diving kit)


The reason for the OP was just my amazement at the number/cost of surcharges.