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| posted by bunthorne 449 days ago |
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I've just been given a quote for a return flight to UK + HK$ 1820 tax. Is that standard airport tax or some other add-on, and I'm getting ripped off? This time last year I paid 1540.
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| posted by Charles 449 days ago |
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Airport departure tax is set by the government and is HKD120. The rest of the "taxes" are security and anything else the airline can get away with. These "taxes" vary from airline to airline. Fuel surcharge could be part of it as well.
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| posted by Load Toad 449 days ago |
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A bit like 'Service Charge' then it hides any additional cost or charges and enables an airline to advertise 'cheap fares' still then?
A con job in other words.
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| posted by Killer Tomato 449 days ago |
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its just wrong, price is what i have to pay, i dont give a s**t on how the airline breaks it down, they should not trouble me with that. ijn fact what they do is misleading us.
maybe i should sue them for 250 million?
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| posted by sunwaterandsky 449 days ago |
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the fuel surcharge is probably part of that.
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| posted by Killer Tomato 449 days ago |
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waiter: Coffee is HK$ 12 Ma'am
Guest: ok ill have one please
Guest: "cheque Please"
Waiter: that will be HK$ 48 Ma'am
Guest: I thought you said HK$ 12
Waiter: oh yes Ma'am thats totally correct, 12 is for the coffee, service charge is HK$ 6, Sugar costs HK$ 3 and milk costs HK$ 5, add to that an increase in airconditioning costs due to fuel cost increases at the power staion and here we arrive at HK$ 48!
Guest: swallows and leaves
and this is how its kept up, as noone truely complains about this anymore, the airlines and other organizations get away with these kind of practises.
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| posted by puyi 449 days ago |
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kt you left off the cost of clean local water through the finest rust incased copper pipes ....................
darren rudd is and never was a sinophile
but the reports were a smoggy mistake
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| posted by Killer Tomato 449 days ago |
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ah nyeah them pipes we must charge extra for as well, i mean it is justified to NOT put this in the advertised price, isnt it?
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| posted by geraldo 449 days ago |
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you prolly flying into heathrow, and yes, that is more expensive
There are 10 kinds of people. Those who can read binary and those who don't
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| posted by kshirl 449 days ago |
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Maybe the airlines aren't charging us for the milk and coffee but the fact of extra security because of those darn terrorists. Yes I think we'll blame it on the terrorists. And oh by the way religion has nothing to do with it... It will be good when the communities harbouring these "infidals" finally wake up and realise this and may just stop putting up with their 'cr@p!'
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| posted by beebs 448 days ago |
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Depending on which airline you're flying with depends on how much "taxes" you'll be paying. A recent example saw me being quote $2437 "tax" on top of a ticket to the UK compared to EK who only wanted an extra $993 on top of their ticket price to the same destination. Like the others have said, the "tax" is not just the airport tax but sneakily includes fuel surcharges & extra security charges that we, as passengers have to foot.
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| posted by tiger lily 448 days ago |
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quote:
Originally posted by Killer Tomato
waiter: Coffee is HK$ 12 Ma'am
Guest: ok ill have one please
Guest: "cheque Please"
Waiter: that will be HK$ 48 Ma'am
Guest: I thought you said HK$ 12
Waiter: oh yes Ma'am thats totally correct, 12 is for the coffee, service charge is HK$ 6, Sugar costs HK$ 3 and milk costs HK$ 5, add to that an increase in airconditioning costs due to fuel cost increases at the power staion and here we arrive at HK$ 48!
Guest: swallows and leaves
and this is how its kept up, as noone truely complains about this anymore, the airlines and other organizations get away with these kind of practises.
there is a chinese restuarant here in Toronto, they put up a 'table cloth' charge on the bill.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
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