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Taxes and Charges

  • 16-01-2011 10:19pm
    #1
    Skuxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭


    Not sure if I should post this here or in the travel forum so mods please feel free to move.......

    Anyway I was just looking at flights to London with Aer Lingus and Ryanair to go in March and I can't get over the difference between the "taxes and charges" fee they charge! I have no problem paying it but it seems to just be a random number!

    A flight to London with EI is 9.99 with 27.99 in taxes and charges, and the return flight was 4.99 with 52.99 taxes and charges! How can there be such a difference! I couldn't find a break down of how they come to that price!
    With FR they are giving me flights with no taxes and charges!!

    Anyone know how the system for this works??


Comments

  • #2
    pclancy
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    Airports and governments charge different tax rates?


  • #3
    Dacian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 812 ✭✭✭Dacian


    alan1990 wrote: »
    Anyone know how the system for this works??
    Its black magic.

    Different airports have different departure/handling charges. Countries are the same. To add to the confusion the airline sometimes covers some or all of the charges to offer very low fares to incentivise travel.


  • #4
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,287 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    As regards the difference in charges between leaving Dublin and leaving Heathrow, looking at a flight on flybmi.com where they break down the taxes and charges you can see the following:

    1) Heathrow has higher airport charges than Dublin - EUR 14.40 -v- EUR 7.70
    2) UK Airport departure tax is higher than Irish - EUR 21.01 -v- EUR 10.00

    The balance is probably fuel surcharges.

    Aer Lingus may have higher costs at LHR than bmi.

    As far as Ryanair are concerned they are paying your charges - a promotion.


  • #5
    Skuxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    Thanks for clearing that up lads!


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