eVIPs out of Paris -- Upgrade / Luxury Tax like London?
Oct 12, 2013, 1:07 pm
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If upgraded involuntarily, then the airline is not allowed to charge the extra cost on to the passenger
Oct 12, 2013, 2:03 pm
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So if you are flying on a Y ticket AMS-BA-xLHR-AA-ORD, and choose to upgrade LHR-ORD on AA with an eVIP, will you get hit with the extra charge even if in LHR for transit only?
Oct 12, 2013, 2:21 pm
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If the journey is not liable for APD, then there is no APD to pay at all
A through ticket travelling AMS-ORD with a time in London < 24 hours is not liable for APD. Since it is not liable for APD then there is no extra charge
If you stop in the UK for > 24 hours then APD will be due and so , if booked in economy and then upgrade to a higher cabin, then will be due to pay the difference between APD paid and the standard rate of APD
Oct 12, 2013, 2:42 pm
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I had CDG-LHR-LAX last month.
The LHR-LAX leg was upgraded to J from Y by SWU 3 days prior to the departure.
I wasn't asked to pay any tax anywhere.
Is that correct?
The LHR-LAX leg was upgraded to J from Y by SWU 3 days prior to the departure.
I wasn't asked to pay any tax anywhere.
Is that correct?
Oct 12, 2013, 3:29 pm
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"Where the passenger has no expectation of, or entitlement to, a free upgrade it will not take them out of standard class for APD purposes"
Oct 14, 2013, 9:08 pm
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The lack of the $100 charge is apparently explained by the fact that on each occasion I was simply in transit through LHR.
Oct 14, 2013, 9:17 pm
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If transitting UK, then no APD is due
If stopping over, then the US-UK leg has no bearing on APD due for LHR-DEL and would be solely determined by class of travel LHR-DEL
Oct 15, 2013, 12:00 am
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Now, I believe also for Germay...one thing to take note of
I have used 5 or 6 of these (EXP new again) and they NEVER tell me they are taking a charge on the credit card I originally charged the ticket on. I have no idea how much they charged me to go from MIA-LHR (although I hear it's something like $250 each way). I think the agents should get authorization from the card holder, so be sure to ask them what card and how much they are going to charge.
Oct 15, 2013, 12:07 am
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