(02-05-2016, 09:21 AM)Canard Wrote: I paid $300 ($150 each way) for my ticket YYZ-HND redeemed in Economy with aeroplan... Which I already thought was too much. $600 is criminal!
Aeroplan rewards point ticket includes hefty fuel surcharge for Nova Scotia man
Quote:A Nova Scotia man is questioning why Air Canada charged him almost $800 in extra fees, including a fuel surcharge of $697, for a flight he booked with Aeroplan miles...
In the booking for the ticket he eventually used, Ardern had to pay a total of $781.30, of which $697 showed up as a fuel surcharge, he said. The Tax and Fee Summary on Ardern's booking document showed the $697 was for "combined taxes, fees, charges and surcharges." The $697 is listed as XT.
"You can't figure out from that fare calculation what that means," said Ardern, who said he called Air Canada to inquire why he was paying so much.
"When fuel surcharges went on, they went on somewhere near when oil was $100 a barrel and now it's sitting at $40 a barrel," he said.
"To me, it's just gouging," he said.
I just looked at an AP flight from YYZ-FRA return. Here's how AC characterizes the surcharges:
Quote:Airport Taxes, Fees & SurchargesP.S. YYZ-FRA-INN is $758.56 in surcharges, of which $486 is "carrier surcharges."
Carrier Surcharge $456.00
Canada Domestic/International Airport Improvement Fee $25.00
Canada Harmonized Sales Tax $3.25
Canada Domestic/International Air Travel Security Charge $25.91
Germany Airport Security Charge $14.00
Germany International Passenger Service Charge $51.40
Germany Air Transport tax $63.60
Total per passenger $639.16