Originally Posted by
creampuff
What is a multiple carrier surcharge/fee? Is it something Qantas have made up (as a charge for them to have to deal with multiple carriers?) or is it various charged applied by multiple carriers and shown as a single value?
It's how they aggregate together all the various YQ and YR (aka fuel fine) surcharges
In my first investigation above:
- creating the itinerary in the online tool with CX as the first carrier
- then amongst all the various taxes and charges are these two lines
- Multiple Carrier Surcharges/Fees AUD123.50
- Carrier Surcharges/Fees AUD546.50
In my second investigation:
- creating the identical itinerary, but getting to the online via the Qantas web site
- the same two lines appear, and in addition this line
- Multiple Carrier Surcharges/Fees AUD297.70
Go figure