Reward Flight Saver - higher fees when connecting in LCY vs LHR
Sep 15, 2019, 10:05 am
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Reward Flight Saver - higher fees when connecting in LCY vs LHR
I'm looking at booking DUB-MUC with the option of connecting in either LHR or LCY. Since both options are RFS, I was expecting to pay 8k Avios + the same "taxes"/fees on both routes, but the LCY option is coming out at ~$55 vs. LHR at ~$35.
Any idea why they would price differently?
Any idea why they would price differently?
Sep 15, 2019, 10:41 am
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When going via LCY, the full cash amount is attributed to "price per person" ($55) with no taxes/fees/charges. When going via LHR, the "price per person" is zero and the full $ amount is attributed to taxes/fees/charges:
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom USD 22.87
Passenger Charge - Ireland USD 14.24
I was expecting both to be the same since they’re RFS, or for the difference to be airport specific charges but the difference is a little odd. Only $20 so nit a big deal, but it got me curious.
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom USD 22.87
Passenger Charge - Ireland USD 14.24
I was expecting both to be the same since they’re RFS, or for the difference to be airport specific charges but the difference is a little odd. Only $20 so nit a big deal, but it got me curious.
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Sep 16, 2019, 6:18 am
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When going via LCY, the full cash amount is attributed to "price per person" ($55) with no taxes/fees/charges. When going via LHR, the "price per person" is zero and the full $ amount is attributed to taxes/fees/charges:
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom USD 22.87
Passenger Charge - Ireland USD 14.24
I was expecting both to be the same since they’re RFS, or for the difference to be airport specific charges but the difference is a little odd.
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom USD 22.87
Passenger Charge - Ireland USD 14.24
I was expecting both to be the same since they’re RFS, or for the difference to be airport specific charges but the difference is a little odd.
And as far as I know, the RFS cash element is usually a whole number of currency units (GBP or USD). So if you're getting "~$35" = $37.11, then that doesn't look like RFS pricing.
Sep 16, 2019, 6:22 am
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If you're getting a quote where the cash element matches the TFC on a cash ticket, the first question to ask is whether you qualify for RFS pricing? Even if it's an RFS route, you will be charged the full TFC if you don't actually qualify for RFS pricing.
And as far as I know, the RFS cash element is usually a whole number of currency units (GBP or USD). So if you're getting "~$35" = $37.11, then that doesn't look like RFS pricing.
And as far as I know, the RFS cash element is usually a whole number of currency units (GBP or USD). So if you're getting "~$35" = $37.11, then that doesn't look like RFS pricing.
Sep 16, 2019, 6:25 am
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So when you say "~$55" and "~$35", what are the actual numbers? And can you get conventional RFS pricing if you get a quote for a single-sector short-haul booking on an RFS route?
Sep 16, 2019, 6:31 am
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This is what I see in Y connecting via LCY
And on the same day connecting via LHR
When selecting any of the pricing options the cash amount appears in the "Price per person" field and the TFC field remains at zero - same for both LHR and LCY connection options.
And on the same day connecting via LHR
When selecting any of the pricing options the cash amount appears in the "Price per person" field and the TFC field remains at zero - same for both LHR and LCY connection options.