Originally Posted by
pinniped
With the high yields on so many transborder (US/CA) routes and easy ability to serve with non-ETOPS 737s, I'm surprised they haven't set up shop in YYZ, YVR, YUL, YOW, YYC, and maybe two or three other Canadian airports.
A lot of the transborder ticket price is made up of U.S. and Canadian customs and immigration charges, Canadian airport improvement fees (not capped at $4.50), and GST. Here's ITA Matrix on a US$ 197 YVR-LAX-YVR fare:
Fare for 1 adult
Fare 1: Carrier WS LTQD0BZG YVR to LAX (
rules)Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code ECovers YVR-LAX (Economy)$51.60
Fare 2: Carrier WS LTQD0BZG LAX to YVR (
rules)Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code ECovers LAX-YVR (Economy)$51.60
Canadian Goods and Services Tax (XG)$6.40
United States Immigration User Fee (XY)$7.00
United States Customs User Fee (YC)$5.77
United States APHIS Passenger Fee Passengers (XA)$3.96
Vancouver Airport Improvement Fee (SQ)$15.00
US International Arrival Tax (US)$37.20
Canadian Air Travelers Security Charge (CA)$9.00
US September 11th Security Fee (AY)$5.60
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF)$4.50
Subtotal per passenger$197.43
Number of passengersx1Subtotal For 1 adult$197.43
- This ticket is non-refundable.
- No changes may be made to this ticket after purchase.
Fare Construction (can be useful to travel agents)
YVR WS LAX 69.00LTQD0BZG WS YVR 69.00LTQD0BZG CAD 138.00 END XT 9.00CA 15.00SQ 6.40XG 5.77YC 7.00XY 3.96XA 37.20US 5.60AY 4.50XF LAX4.50Total Airfare & Taxes$197.43
That's $103 in fare received by the carrier (for a journey of 1081 miles each way) and $94 in taxes and fees.