Originally Posted by
ft101
Taxes do seem high.
You should be getting asked for increased APD based on flying in J. This varies depending on your final destination. It would be £69 each if you were only going as far as Dubai.
If you booked on EK.com you should be able to do this on line and you can see the costs before committing to the upgrade.
DXB is my final destination.
I asked about MAN - DXB or BHX - DXB a few days earlier than my booked flight, they said there is availability but I would be paying a date change fee and then APD.
They quoted me £1000+ for the family, with the APD part of it at £750.
Is this £750 something more than APD? Isn't APD collected on behalf of the Government? Doesn't Emirates charge their own additional taxes/charges based on upgrading from econ - business?
If it is only meant to be £69 per person, isn't there a way I can draw that to their attention?