Scamcharges and fares to HKG
Apr 13, 2013, 5:43 pm
#1
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Scamcharges and fares to HKG
I was just checking out a combined Award/Revenue trip from YXU-HKG. The total of taxes/surcharges on the revenue ticket was ~$68, with no fuel surcharge. On the the AE ticket it was $388.90, of which ~$317 was a fuel surcharge. It's bad enough that AE charges the surcharges that appear on a revenue ticket, but when the revenue ticket doesn't have them ...????
On a related topic, the fares to HKG (and SYD) ex LHR used to be significantly less expensive than ex YYZ, to the extent that it was cost effective to fly from there and get two trips for the price of less than one. Now, it's <$3000 from YYZ and well over over $4K ex LHR. Another enhancement.
On a related topic, the fares to HKG (and SYD) ex LHR used to be significantly less expensive than ex YYZ, to the extent that it was cost effective to fly from there and get two trips for the price of less than one. Now, it's <$3000 from YYZ and well over over $4K ex LHR. Another enhancement.
Apr 13, 2013, 6:35 pm
#2
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On a related topic, the fares to HKG (and SYD) ex LHR used to be significantly less expensive than ex YYZ, to the extent that it was cost effective to fly from there and get two trips for the price of less than one. Now, it's <$3000 from YYZ and well over over $4K ex LHR. Another enhancement.
Apr 13, 2013, 6:55 pm
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Apr 13, 2013, 9:02 pm
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I was just checking out a combined Award/Revenue trip from YXU-HKG. The total of taxes/surcharges on the revenue ticket was ~$68, with no fuel surcharge. On the the AE ticket it was $388.90, of which ~$317 was a fuel surcharge. It's bad enough that AE charges the surcharges that appear on a revenue ticket, but when the revenue ticket doesn't have them ...????
On a related topic, the fares to HKG (and SYD) ex LHR used to be significantly less expensive than ex YYZ, to the extent that it was cost effective to fly from there and get two trips for the price of less than one. Now, it's <$3000 from YYZ and well over over $4K ex LHR. Another enhancement.
On a related topic, the fares to HKG (and SYD) ex LHR used to be significantly less expensive than ex YYZ, to the extent that it was cost effective to fly from there and get two trips for the price of less than one. Now, it's <$3000 from YYZ and well over over $4K ex LHR. Another enhancement.
Apr 14, 2013, 1:32 am
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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I was just checking out a combined Award/Revenue trip from YXU-HKG. The total of taxes/surcharges on the revenue ticket was ~$68, with no fuel surcharge. On the the AE ticket it was $388.90, of which ~$317 was a fuel surcharge. It's bad enough that AE charges the surcharges that appear on a revenue ticket, but when the revenue ticket doesn't have them ...????
Apr 14, 2013, 5:58 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Also I would pay $400 for a J ticket each and everyday. It the best value for Aeroplan redemption. 15hrs is a long flight to be in the back of the bus.
Apr 14, 2013, 6:17 am
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Oops. I was talking about Z, and I was just looking at one way. But even so, the revenue fares are down from Canada and up from LHR. For this trip I don't have much choice but to fly AC, and it is one of the better Award deals wrt scam charges.
Apr 14, 2013, 7:00 am
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Apr 22, 2013, 10:43 pm
#10
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On a related topic, the fares to HKG (and SYD) ex LHR used to be significantly less expensive than ex YYZ, to the extent that it was cost effective to fly from there and get two trips for the price of less than one. Now, it's <$3000 from YYZ and well over over $4K ex LHR. Another enhancement.
Gone are the $1100 base Flex fares and $5500 base Z fares both of which permitted a stopover or two.LHR-SYD are still offered, but increased a couple months ago to over $9K in Z
More enhancements !