Possible goodbye soon to low fuel surcharges from Hong Kong?
Sep 21, 2018, 7:28 am
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Possible goodbye soon to low fuel surcharges from Hong Kong?
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CAD announces new display requirements for ticket prices at airlines' direct sales outlets and arrangements for fuel surcharges
Summary:
1) All airlines selling tickets originating from Hong Kong has to display total "must pay" price including the fuel surcharge and tax
2) All optional charges/services (e.g. baggage for LCC, paid seat selection, insurance, etc.) can only be offered on an opt-in basis
3) After 1/Nov, airlines can decide their own fuel surcharge
The (1) and (2) point is definitely a plus, yet for point (3)...
It is publicly known that award tickets departing from Hong Kong are at good bargain given the low fuel surcharge, now may no longer be the case..
CAD announces new display requirements for ticket prices at airlines' direct sales outlets and arrangements for fuel surcharges
Summary:
1) All airlines selling tickets originating from Hong Kong has to display total "must pay" price including the fuel surcharge and tax
2) All optional charges/services (e.g. baggage for LCC, paid seat selection, insurance, etc.) can only be offered on an opt-in basis
3) After 1/Nov, airlines can decide their own fuel surcharge
The (1) and (2) point is definitely a plus, yet for point (3)...
It is publicly known that award tickets departing from Hong Kong are at good bargain given the low fuel surcharge, now may no longer be the case..
Sep 21, 2018, 7:46 am
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Source:
CAD announces new display requirements for ticket prices at airlines' direct sales outlets and arrangements for fuel surcharges
Summary:
1) All airlines selling tickets originating from Hong Kong has to display total "must pay" price including the fuel surcharge and tax
2) All optional charges/services (e.g. baggage for LCC, paid seat selection, insurance, etc.) can only be offered on an opt-in basis
3) After 1/Nov, airlines can decide their own fuel surcharge
The (1) and (2) point is definitely a plus, yet for point (3)...
It is publicly known that award tickets departing from Hong Kong are at good bargain given the low fuel surcharge, now may no longer be the case..
CAD announces new display requirements for ticket prices at airlines' direct sales outlets and arrangements for fuel surcharges
Summary:
1) All airlines selling tickets originating from Hong Kong has to display total "must pay" price including the fuel surcharge and tax
2) All optional charges/services (e.g. baggage for LCC, paid seat selection, insurance, etc.) can only be offered on an opt-in basis
3) After 1/Nov, airlines can decide their own fuel surcharge
The (1) and (2) point is definitely a plus, yet for point (3)...
It is publicly known that award tickets departing from Hong Kong are at good bargain given the low fuel surcharge, now may no longer be the case..
Sep 21, 2018, 8:32 am
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Take ex-LON (e.g. BA) as an example, many long-haul econ tickets are only around 100gbp whereas the remaining are all fuel/airline surcharges...
Sep 21, 2018, 9:23 am
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Hong Kong airfares tipped to rise as airlines regain control over fuel surcharges
https://sc.mp/2xHNZpK
Wink til your eye cramps
Further devaluation of miles
https://sc.mp/2xHNZpK
Wink til your eye cramps
Further devaluation of miles
Sep 21, 2018, 9:52 am
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Sep 21, 2018, 9:20 pm
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Of course it does when we are talking about award flights. If a flight from HKG-LHR costs 120,000 miles (of whatever variety) and at the moment the additional taxes and fees costs about HKD300, but after the change it continues to cost 120,000 miles, but the additional taxes and fees increases to HKD1,800 then that is a substantial increase in the flight. I don't see any likelihood of a reduction in the miles charged, as the miles are currently the same for that flight departing LHR as they are for the flight departing HKG.
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Sep 21, 2018, 9:47 pm
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Of course it does when we are talking about award flights. If a flight from HKG-LHR costs 120,000 miles (of whatever variety) and at the moment the additional taxes and fees costs about HKD300, but after the change it continues to cost 120,000 miles, but the additional taxes and fees increases to HKD1,800 then that is a substantial increase in the flight. I don't see any likelihood of a reduction in the miles charged, as the miles are currently the same for that flight departing LHR as they are for the flight departing HKG.
Sep 21, 2018, 11:41 pm
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"I do not like, however, that the airlines can add these fuel surcharges as they wish because there is no need for these in reality. Airlines can always change the fares as they please.
The only reason behind these fuel surcharges is that they collect them on award tickets, corporate discounts don’t apply for them and travel agents don’t get commissions based on the YQ amount."
https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/09/21/...vember-1-2018/
The only reason behind these fuel surcharges is that they collect them on award tickets, corporate discounts don’t apply for them and travel agents don’t get commissions based on the YQ amount."
https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/09/21/...vember-1-2018/
Sep 22, 2018, 8:07 am
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And at the same time, the cash fare might stay as it is, I'm more incline to spend on cash fare more than redemption
