Is this the most expensive taxes/surcharge yet ??

[Chivas 0]

Just received email from lazy vacation stating availability of seats in august at £530, plus a whopping £307 addition for tax/surcharges in an economy seat !!

[joekicker 53]

THAI is probably close to or at the top of "extra" charges. The reason is that all fare rises have to be approved by the government at a formal cabinet meeting. That doesn't happen often, but several understandable reasons, so the airline puts on extra charges.

[rainsberger 0]

Just received email from lazy vacation stating availability of seats in august at £530, plus a whopping £307 addition for tax/surcharges in an economy seat !!

 

 

Also been looking at flights in August and with Westeast Travel they have Thai Airways

at £615.00 which is made up with the fare at just £305, but the TAX is a massive £310.

Amazing TAX price and just a sign of the difficult times we are in now.

[marleyboy 140]

I got the same e-mail! As far as I can see .yet another reason Ive not flown Thai for a while!

[ozboy 31]

Also been looking at flights in August and with Westeast Travel they have Thai Airways

at £615.00 which is made up with the fare at just £305, but the TAX is a massive £310.

Amazing TAX price and just a sign of the difficult times we are in now.

 

 

That is because it isnt a tax ,it is a charge made up of varius charges ie security,airport charges etc but MAINLY it is a FUEL SURCHARGE that all airlines use these days,it makes the cost of a ticket sound less expensive when you first see it.

If oil went back down to $20 per barrel would these charges disapear again ? I think not.

[pattaya_mad 208]

I read somewhere this week that a barrel of crude as dropped from $147 to $133, still double what it was this time last year but hopefully the worse is over, can we expect to see the fuel surcharges dropping if this is the case? don`t hold your breath on BA but I would hope that some of the foreign airlines take note

[jacko 8,814]

Bloomberg showing $129 for Brent spot...

BA are offering some good deals for Sept/Oct, the problem is you get BA service and Heathrow thrown in when they should be thrown out.

[aj 62]

i think we should get use to the surcharges. i just got a special from ANA 680 round trip midwest usa to bkk. then i saw total price 650 us in taxes an surcharges. makes me happy that i booked early for cheap

[Chivas 0]

I read somewhere this week that a barrel of crude as dropped from $147 to $133, still double what it was this time last year but hopefully the worse is over, can we expect to see the fuel surcharges dropping if this is the case? don`t hold your breath on BA but I would hope that some of the foreign airlines take note

 

The price of a barrel of crude has now dropped to below $125 a barrel and oil companies claim a stabilisation of pricing.

Hopefully the worst may be over for now, partly because the demand for the product has clearly dropped.