Awards and taxes...
Jun 4, 2007 | 11:23 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Mostly EU & (SE)Asia
Programs: Various shiny cards at hotel chains and airlines
Posts: 1,057
Awards and taxes...
Hi!
I have a question: is it legal to take YQ/YR fuel surcharges on bonus tickets. I guess at least according to laws in Scandinavia it is not? I am planning to take a bonus ticket on CSA OK Plus points for RIX-AMS-CDG-ICN/GMP-HND/NRT-CDG-AMS-RIX and they claim that the "taxes" I should pay are 326EUR, which is a lot!!! If I am not wrong then out of this ca 200 EUR should be AF fuel surcharge, which in my opinion should be not be taken in case of bonus tickets...
At least I know that when taking SAS bonus tickets ex. Finland, then YQ/YR are not added...
Can anyone comment this, how to force airline to take care of the YQ/YR, which should be part of bonus ticket miles part, not the taxes part...
I have a question: is it legal to take YQ/YR fuel surcharges on bonus tickets. I guess at least according to laws in Scandinavia it is not? I am planning to take a bonus ticket on CSA OK Plus points for RIX-AMS-CDG-ICN/GMP-HND/NRT-CDG-AMS-RIX and they claim that the "taxes" I should pay are 326EUR, which is a lot!!! If I am not wrong then out of this ca 200 EUR should be AF fuel surcharge, which in my opinion should be not be taken in case of bonus tickets...
At least I know that when taking SAS bonus tickets ex. Finland, then YQ/YR are not added...
Can anyone comment this, how to force airline to take care of the YQ/YR, which should be part of bonus ticket miles part, not the taxes part...
Jun 4, 2007 | 11:18 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: HEL
Programs: STE+, used to be with TK but left due to their corruption and political ties
Posts: 4,533
Unfortunately not all programs waive the fuel surcharges like they should. I have no idea how to avoid these ridicilous "taxes". What you perhaps can do is pay for the ticket at your local CSA office and then bring it up with the consumer authorities in that country since you bought the product there. ?
Jun 5, 2007 | 10:13 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Mostly EU & (SE)Asia
Programs: Various shiny cards at hotel chains and airlines
Posts: 1,057
Unfortunately not all programs waive the fuel surcharges like they should. I have no idea how to avoid these ridicilous "taxes". What you perhaps can do is pay for the ticket at your local CSA office and then bring it up with the consumer authorities in that country since you bought the product there. ?