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Was this quote from QF or already booked? (QF issued ticket?)
With the first QF NRT-MEL looks like QF is(may be?) charging you:-
- 10,500 JPY Multiple Carrier Surcharges/Fees:
- 14,940 JPY Airline Insurance Surcharge:
- 9,300 JPY Multiple Carrier Surcharges/Fees:
- 34,740 JPY (US$324) Total
QF like surcharges
If the first flight was NRT-SYD on JAL these surcharges may be different (JL issued ticket)
Also trying with first flight HKG-MEL(on CX) may get a different result, as surcharges cannot be charged in Hong Kong. (CX issued ticket)
The other charges are real government/regulatory taxes which cannot be avoided. Can change with airport/county but for most not a lot, except for the UK APD.
The large 11,960 JPY UK Air Passenger Duty can be avoided by not flying
from UK**, so take the new train London-Amsterdam.
**Note Some UK airports are APD exempt. Fly from a UK city that does not charge ADP, like Inverness. Even if on an airline that is not OW
Route NRT-MEL-DRW-ADL-BNE-AKL-LAX-ORD-YVR-DFW-IAH-CLT-JFK-LGW-AMS-HKG-HND