Fare Basis
Aug 4, 1999 | 4:23 pm
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Fare Basis
We all come across this on every ticket. But does anybody know what this stuff actually mean? This is from a F class ticket from JFK-LHR.
FARE DETAILS:FARE BASIS F FC 20AUG NYC UA(AT)LON Q5.00 M4430.00F UA(AT)NYC Q5.00
M4430.00FNUC 8870.00 END ROE1.00 XT 32.35GB 11.81UB 6.00XY 5.00YC 2.00XA 3.00XFJFK3
What's Q5.00?
What about XT, UB, XY, YC, XA? They are all some sort of tax.
FARE DETAILS:FARE BASIS F FC 20AUG NYC UA(AT)LON Q5.00 M4430.00F UA(AT)NYC Q5.00
M4430.00FNUC 8870.00 END ROE1.00 XT 32.35GB 11.81UB 6.00XY 5.00YC 2.00XA 3.00XFJFK3
What's Q5.00?
What about XT, UB, XY, YC, XA? They are all some sort of tax.
Aug 5, 1999 | 11:52 am
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Fares are calculated in "units" called NUCs. NUCs are based on the US dollar and is the standard form of fare caluclation.
The Q5.00 is a tax based on the city / airpory which carries a tax. However, this is already caluclated into the fare and is not a surcharge. The alphabets XY etc after a number differentiates the tax from the total tax which is shown as at XT on your ticket on the lower left hand corner just below the fare total. As you can see, there are only so many lines available for fares plus tax so any extra taxes are grouped together under XT and then seperated out on the fare construction.
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The Q5.00 is a tax based on the city / airpory which carries a tax. However, this is already caluclated into the fare and is not a surcharge. The alphabets XY etc after a number differentiates the tax from the total tax which is shown as at XT on your ticket on the lower left hand corner just below the fare total. As you can see, there are only so many lines available for fares plus tax so any extra taxes are grouped together under XT and then seperated out on the fare construction.
Yes, I was a travel agent ...