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Old Jan 31, 2011, 3:36 pm
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rasheed
 
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Taxes/fees indicate how many stops

Originally Posted by gentryart
Taxes/fees indicate non-stop flights

Could you be more specific for those of us who are still learning?

Thanks
Because airports have slightly different fees, for domestic purposes, I have listed approximate amounts.

Sure, for a given route, there are three possible tax amounts:

1) Non-Stop both directions (closer to $20)
2) Non-Stop and One-Stop (doesn't matter which direction -- you couldn't choose anyway) (closer to $30)
3) One-Stop both directions (closer to $40)

Priceline will take the tax amount and add their fee. Their fee varies, but it is close to $8 currently. Basically, the estimated tax/fee amount tells you the likelyhood of what type of flights. Knowing what type of flights are in Priceline's inventory may help you decide a bit on your bidding value for those tickets before you are 'stuck' with the resulting ticket.

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