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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 5:57 pm
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Why the discrepency in taxes?

Booked a F BKK-SYD-BKK. taxes $A100
Booked a J BKK-SYD-BKK taxes $A100
booked a SYD-BKK-SYD- WHY for someone else TAXES $A242

is it Australia that is ripping people off????
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 1:03 am
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Originally Posted by tinkybelle
Booked a F BKK-SYD-BKK. taxes $A100
Booked a J BKK-SYD-BKK taxes $A100
booked a SYD-BKK-SYD- WHY for someone else TAXES $A242

is it Australia that is ripping people off????
Code:
WPSSYDTSYD                                                    
       BASE FARE      EQUIV AMT      TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-    THB106585     AUD3673.00      94.62XT      AUD3767.62ADT 
    XT     38.00AU       3.40QK      39.62WY      13.60YQ        
          106585        3673.00      94.62           3767.62TTL 
ADT-01  CRT                                                     
 BKK EK SYD Q45.00 1253.96CRT EK BKK Q45.00 1253.96CRT NUC      
 2597.92END ROE41.026                                           
*I                                                             
 1 EK 418C 01NOV T BKKSYD SS1   740P  845A  02NOV W /PENDING /E 
 2 EK 419C 15NOV T SYDBKK SS1   745P 1250A  16NOV W /PENDING /E 

WPDF                                                           
PSGR TYPE  ADT                                                 
FARE  THB   106585 EQUIV  AUD    3673.00                       
TAX   AUD     94.62XT                                          
TOTAL AUD     3767.62                                          
BKK EK SYD Q45.00 1253.96CRT EK BKK Q45.00 1253.96CRT NUC      
2597.92END ROE41.026                                           
XT AUD 38.00AU AUD 3.40QK AUD 39.62WY AUD 13.60YQ              
RATE USED 1THB-0.034458993AUD                                  
/////////////// TRAFFIC DOCUMENT ISSUED IN SYD /////////////// 
-FARE BASIS --- CUR  NUC AMT ELEMENT DESCRIPTION ----------- GI
                USD    45.00 BKK     FUEL SURCHARGE            
 CRT            THB  1253.96 BKK-SYD EK /HR RTG              EH
                USD    45.00 SYD     FUEL SURCHARGE            
 CRT            THB  1253.96 BKK-SYD EK /HR RTG              EH
                     2597.92    -    TOTAL NUC                 
-TAX AMT/AUD/-- CUR  CODES  DESCRIPTION------------------------
       38.00         AU/AU  PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE          
          38.00:AUD    38.00 *SYD*  *EK*                      
        3.40         AU/QK  AIRPORT NOISE TAX                  
           3.40:AUD     3.40 *SYD*  *EK*                        
       39.62         AU/WY  PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE            
          19.81:AUD    19.81 *SYD*  *EK*                        
          19.81:AUD    19.81 *SYD*  *EK*                        
       13.60         ZZ/YQJ INSURANCE/FUEL CHARGES              
           6.80:USD     5.00 *BKK*  *EK*                        
           6.80:USD     5.00 *SYD*  *EK*                         -IATA RATES OF EXCHANGE USED IN FARE CALCULATION -------------- 
    41.026000   THB-ROE  EFF 01OCT05*INDEF                      
     1.000000   USD-ROE  EFF        *INDEF                      
-BSR USED IN FARE CALCULATION --------------------------------- 
 1THB:0.034458993AUD                                            
-BSR USED IN TAX CALCULATION ---------------------------------- 
 1USD:1.3458950201884AUD
It looks like that for SYD-BKK-SYD, the YQ Insurance/Fuel charge is higher (USD 60.00 each way) than the one for BKK-SYD-BKK (USD 5.00 each way)

Code:
WPSSYDTSYD                                                    
       BASE FARE                     TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-   AUD1120.00                    242.62XT      AUD1362.62ADT 
    XT     38.00AU       3.40QK      39.62WY     161.60YQ        
         1120.00                    242.62           1362.62TTL 
ADT-01  BL35AU1                                                 
 SYD EK BKK430.18BL35AU1 EK SYD430.18BL35AU1NUC860.36END ROE    
 1.301754                                                       
EK ONLY                                                         
*I                                                             
 1 EK 419B 01NOV T SYDBKK SS1   745P 1250A  02NOV W /PENDING /E 
 2 EK 418B 15NOV T BKKSYD SS1   740P  845A  16NOV W /PENDING /E 

WPDF                                                           
PSGR TYPE  ADT                                                 
FARE  AUD  1120.00                                             
TAX   AUD    242.62XT                                          
TOTAL AUD     1362.62                                          
SYD EK BKK430.18BL35AU1 EK SYD430.18BL35AU1NUC860.36END ROE    
1.301754                                                       
XT AUD 38.00AU AUD 3.40QK AUD 39.62WY AUD 161.60YQ             
/////////////// TRAFFIC DOCUMENT ISSUED IN SYD /////////////// 
-FARE BASIS --- CUR  NUC AMT ELEMENT DESCRIPTION ----------- GI
 BL35AU1        AUD   430.18 SYD-BKK EK /HR RTG              EH
 BL35AU1        AUD   430.18 SYD-BKK EK /HR RTG              EH
                      860.36    -    TOTAL NUC                 
-TAX AMT/AUD/-- CUR  CODES  DESCRIPTION------------------------
       38.00         AU/AU  PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE          
          38.00:AUD    38.00 *SYD*  *EK*                       
        3.40         AU/QK  AIRPORT NOISE TAX                  
           3.40:AUD     3.40 *SYD*  *EK*                       
       39.62         AU/WY  PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE          
          19.81:AUD    19.81 *SYD*  *EK*                       
          19.81:AUD    19.81 *SYD*  *EK*                        
      161.60         ZZ/YQJ INSURANCE/FUEL CHARGES              
          80.80:USD    60.00 *SYD*  *EK*                        
          80.80:USD    60.00 *BKK*  *EK*                         -IATA RATES OF EXCHANGE USED IN FARE CALCULATION -------------- 
     1.301754   AUD-ROE  EFF 01OCT05*INDEF                      
-BSR USED IN TAX CALCULATION ---------------------------------- 
 1USD:1.3458950201884AUD

Last edited by daniellam; Oct 29, 2005 at 1:05 am
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 8:28 am
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Same in AMADEUS even priced both in EUR
BKK-SYS-BKK with EK

THB    89815      31OCT05BKK EK SYD Q45.00 1049.57EK BKK Q
EUR  1826.00      45.00 1049.57NUC2189.14END ROE41.026000.
EUR     8.30YQ    XT EUR 24.78WY EUR 23.76AU..............
EUR     2.13QK............................................
EUR    48.54XT............................................
EUR  1884.97..............................................
RATE USED 1THB=0.02033EUR.....
............................
and for SYD-BKK-SYD with EK the YQ is over 90 EUR higher !

AUD  1120.00      01NOV05SYD EK BKK430.18EK SYD430.18NUC
EUR   701.00      860.36END ROE1.301754.................
EUR    99.67YQ    XT EUR 24.78WY EUR 23.76AU............
EUR     2.13QK..........................................
EUR    48.54XT..........................................
EUR   851.34............................................
RATE USED 1AUD=0.62535EUR...
............................

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And here the same for a flight with TG  BKK-SYD-BKK

THB   127610      02NOV05BKK TG SYD1555.23TG BKK1555.23NUC
EUR  2595.00      3110.46END ROE41.026000.................
EUR    91.36YQ    XT EUR 24.78WY EUR 23.76AU EUR 0.90WG...
EUR     2.13QK............................................
EUR    49.44XT............................................
EUR  2737.93........

and now the same TG SYD-BKK-SYD

AUD  9273.00      04NOV05SYD TG BKK3561.73TG SYD3561.73NUC
EUR  5799.00      7123.46END ROE1.301754..................
EUR    91.36YQ    XT EUR 24.78WY EUR 23.76AU EUR 0.90WG...
EUR     2.13QK............................................
EUR    49.44XT............................................
EUR  5941.93..............................................
RATE USED 1AUD=0.62535EUR.................................

with TG the YQ-tax stays the same, with EK not !.........

Last edited by bertheike; Oct 30, 2005 at 8:38 am
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 3:18 pm
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