Originally Posted by ReelChief
I’ve just received the total price from BA for an ex-MRU AONE5 and the extra charges (taxes, surcharges) are more than 25% (ie. about US$1800). I didn’t receive a detailed breakout (I’ll request one), but this seems really high to me. In the example referred to by number_6 on the QF site, their AONE5 had extra charges in the range of 6%.
Have others experienced taxes/charges in the 25% range from MRU or elsewhere?
Don't figure it as a percentage - the airport fees and surcharges mostly have nothing to do with the price you paid for your ticket (although fees may vary by class), so you would pay the same $1800 for a $11,000 ex-NA ticket as for a $6800 ex-MRU ticket. Fuel surcharges up around $60 and airport departure fees like GBP40 (?) out of LHR add up quickly.
An ONE with just 5 segments that I bought ex-CMB just before the 1 Aug surcharge increases included just under USD300 in surcharges and taxes, for comparison, and the itin included only transits except for a stop at LAX, thus attracting only modest departure fees.
But $1800 does seem a little bit too high. I'd ask if BA has decided to hide a credit-card surcharge in that total. People buzz about that happening here and there.