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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 10:40 pm
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robertr
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Originally Posted by zero savings
I'm going to Paris on SYD-SFO-FRA-xCDG-FRA-BKK-SYD on this fare in Feb.
Cost though the corp TA includes $1250 in taxes.

Going SYD-SFO-FRA-xCDG-FRA-SFO-SYD was $1450 in taxes.

The base C fare of approx $5300 is the same for either, but taxes are $200 more for the Sydney-Paris return fare, versus the RTW going Sydney-Paris-Bangkok.
All prices $aud.
Thanks Zero savings that explains the extra $200.00 in taxes, it appears that taking the USA outbound & inbound rather than going through Asia is the reason for the extra tax, incidentally either the travel agent operator was inept or Thai Airlines blocked out all of August & early September for this fare hence the reason that I am going through USA twice- Thai had no available seats both outbound from Syd nor inbound from BKK- SYD for this period.
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