$430 in booking fees/surcharges per person, does this sound right?
Nov 15, 2023, 3:49 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 200
$430 in booking fees/surcharges per person, does this sound right?
Made an award booking in J for two people yesterday with a stopover:
FCO-CDG
*stopover*
CDG-IAH
The total fees exceeded my expectations by a bit and the explanation given over the phone (since you can't book stopover awards by yourself online) was that the stopover will trigger the need to pay surcharges for both airports, whereas simply connecting through an airport does not trigger the surcharges for that airport.
Just wanted to double check if this sounds right? Thanks!
FCO-CDG
*stopover*
CDG-IAH
The total fees exceeded my expectations by a bit and the explanation given over the phone (since you can't book stopover awards by yourself online) was that the stopover will trigger the need to pay surcharges for both airports, whereas simply connecting through an airport does not trigger the surcharges for that airport.
Just wanted to double check if this sounds right? Thanks!
Nov 15, 2023, 5:31 pm
#2
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hong Kong, France
Programs: FB , BA Gold
Posts: 15,568
It seems fine.
Taxes and surcharges are calculated separately for each flight when you do a stopover.
Airport taxes will indeed be higher if you stopover in CDG, rather than transit. J departure taxes are high from CDG
Taxes and surcharges are calculated separately for each flight when you do a stopover.
Airport taxes will indeed be higher if you stopover in CDG, rather than transit. J departure taxes are high from CDG
