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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 2:46 am
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wandering_fred
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Originally Posted by teddyflyer
Just after some help with fees/taxes for a DONE 4 from Johannesburg. I get the following from the online booking tool. First segment is with BA to London.

Please could someone tell me what the ZAR 8,690 Airline Insurance Surcharge relates to. Is this because BA is the first segment, any ways around this. In 2009 I booked through AA Mindpearl but I understand that is no longer an option?

Many thanks
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8,690.00 ZAR Airline Insurance Surcharge:
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I suspect that it is shorthand for "Airline Fuel and Insurance Surcharge" also known as YQ. And many other unpublishable names in the minds of frequent flyers.

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