Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
Curiously, the base fare was the same - ZAR 58,940 - in the first two runs, but was ZAR 59,020 in the BA run. Huh?
It's due to the addition of HKG to the BA run. Hong Kong has some little nuisance tax, but which the authorities there say must be added to the base fare, rather than be separately identified.
Edited to Add:
Hang on - that nuisance tax should have been added to the base fare of the CX run too, because that of course also has HKG in the itinerary; now I'm confused