Who pays extra taxes when rerouted due to IRROPS?
Aug 28, 2016, 8:12 pm
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Who pays extra taxes when rerouted due to IRROPS?
Something I randomly thought of, in the event of a new routing through a different country due to IRROPS, who pays any extra taxes?
Let's say you're booked JFK-FRA, and that flight gets canceled, and there aren't any open seats on the other JFK-FRA flights, so the airline rebooks you JFK-LHR-FRA. Anyone who's booked an award flight from the US to LHR knows about the high taxes on that airport, so in this case, who pays those taxes and fees to the UK? Does the airline eat the cost, or are you expected to pay them, or does it depend on the reason for the cancelation, such as wx vs mx?
Let's say you're booked JFK-FRA, and that flight gets canceled, and there aren't any open seats on the other JFK-FRA flights, so the airline rebooks you JFK-LHR-FRA. Anyone who's booked an award flight from the US to LHR knows about the high taxes on that airport, so in this case, who pays those taxes and fees to the UK? Does the airline eat the cost, or are you expected to pay them, or does it depend on the reason for the cancelation, such as wx vs mx?
Aug 28, 2016, 8:17 pm
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probably the airline, although the more extreme case would be the reverse (XXX-US rerouted XXX-LHR-US)
Aug 29, 2016, 2:09 am
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For IRROPS-related rerouted passengers, the airlines aren't always paying the airports and governments all that may be due to the airports and governments actually used by the IRROPS passengers.
IRROPS related re-routing costs are generally picked up by the airline/airlines.m
I have never been asked by the airline to pick up the costs for the IRROPS-related tax and fee difference; but if the rerouted itinerary involves having to pay at-airport taxes or visa type fees, then I've had to pay those but for nothing else for the ticket reissue/exchange.
IRROPS related re-routing costs are generally picked up by the airline/airlines.m
I have never been asked by the airline to pick up the costs for the IRROPS-related tax and fee difference; but if the rerouted itinerary involves having to pay at-airport taxes or visa type fees, then I've had to pay those but for nothing else for the ticket reissue/exchange.
Aug 29, 2016, 2:18 am
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The UK doesn't levy any taxes on transiting.
LHR has a passenger charge of about £40. This is not a tax.
If you were charged for a reroute due to IRROPS and the airline wouldn't back down, then I am sure you could decline the reroute or in the worst case sue the airline.
LHR has a passenger charge of about £40. This is not a tax.
If you were charged for a reroute due to IRROPS and the airline wouldn't back down, then I am sure you could decline the reroute or in the worst case sue the airline.
Aug 29, 2016, 6:50 am
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I only had one problem when AA asked for the APD when routing me through LHR. I had to argue a lot that when routing through, the high APD isn't applicable.