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Old Aug 5, 2019, 8:01 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
I suspect that the airlines requested different fuel surcharges for different classes, and some regulator asked if the Jet A they use to fly a J passenger was more expensive than the Jet A for a Y passenger.
Maybe in the UK

I'm honestly bewildered they still use YQ since I don't think international fares are subject to any ad valorem taxes and is base-fare commissioning still a big thing? Meanwhile the number of dumps and other exploitable issues due to the fact that no system handles YQ correctly surely costs them. Some markets (Australia for example) don't have YQ.
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