Surcharges on flights!

**gingerjedi** · 10 May 2011, 11:13

So what is actually included in the original ticket price?

**Pondlife** · 10 May 2011, 11:15

It's with KLM so you get fed, watered and 20Kg of hold luggage as standard not to mention a seat on the plane.

**TimberWolf** · 10 May 2011, 11:16

I booked a Ryanair flight for my mother recently, which of course cost peanuts, but you can only print out the boarding pass 2 weeks before the flight now, so I need to send the boarding pass for the return trip to her by post!

**Paddy** · 10 May 2011, 11:32

I tried to book Easyjet to Istanbul, return started off at £120 but by the time it came to payment it totalled £285. I gave up and tried other airlines; I found and booked Swiss International (Swiss Air), is was the cheapest at £210 inclusive. It even includes food and drinks.

**scooterscot** · 10 May 2011, 11:35

Did you book long haul out of the UK for that price?

**Pondlife** · 10 May 2011, 11:38

Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Did you book long haul out of the UK for that price?

UK => AMS => Bonnaire.

Not booked it yet as I'll be using airmiles. I was just trying to work out why they still want +€900 for myself and Mrs PL even when using miles.

**SimonMac** · 10 May 2011, 11:53

Originally posted by Pondlife View Post

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Ticket price  	 596.00  	  	
Booking fee 	- 		
Fuel surcharge 	272.40 		
UK air passenger duty 	75.00 		
Airport Passenger Service Charge 	18.25 		
Security charge 	12.60 		
Airport Passenger Service Charge 	11.60 		
Passenger facility charge 	5.40 		
Netherlands noise isolation charge 	3.60 		
Price: 	994.85

That's a lot of extras. Almost makes airmiles pointless.

At least there was no booking fee so

**d000hg** · 10 May 2011, 12:04

The sites I use quote the all-in price so I don't even know, let alone care, how that price breaks down.

**MarillionFan** · 10 May 2011, 12:05

I wonder if the cost of a Zeppelin flight would be cheaper if we started doing those again?

Surcharges on flights!