Fuel Fines (YQ) on Domestic QF Awards

[MarcB]

Can anyone shed light onto why QF impose YQ on domestic redemptions, despite not imposing it on domestic commercial tickets? I just booked a business reward and this is the breakdown on the e-ticket (from Amadeus EITR):

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[TR="class: normal_text, bgcolor: #ffffff"]
[TD="width: 150px, bgcolor: #dde7f2"]FORM OF PAYMENT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TR="class: normal_text, bgcolor: #ffffff"]
[TD="bgcolor: #dde7f2"]FARE[/TD]
[TD]AUD0[/TD]
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[TR="class: normal_text, bgcolor: #ffffff"]
[TD="bgcolor: #dde7f2"]TAX[/TD]
[TD]AUD28.00YQ/AUD20.48QR/AUD11.06WG/AUD5.96UO
TOTAL: AUD 65.50[/TD]
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[TR="class: normal_text, bgcolor: #ffffff"]
[TD="bgcolor: #dde7f2"]FARE CALCULATION[/TD]
[TD]BNE QF SYD0.00QF BNE0.00AUD0.00END[/TD]
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[TR="class: normal_text, bgcolor: #ffffff"]
[TD="bgcolor: #dde7f2"]ENDORSEMENT/RESTRICTIONS

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As you can see, there's $28 of YQ in there.

The same flights on ITA matrix, show taxes as:

[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-g"]Australian Goods & Services Tax (UO)
[/TD]
[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-f, align: right"]A$129.85
[/TD]

[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-g"]Australian Safety & Security Surcharge (WG)
[/TD]
[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-f, align: right"]A$11.06
[/TD]

[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-g"]Australian Domestic Passenger Service Charge (QR)
[/TD]
[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-f, align: right"]A$10.24
[/TD]

[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-g"]Australian Domestic Passenger Service Charge (QR)
[/TD]
[TD="class: FNGTPEB-l-f, align: right"]A$10.24
[/TD]

YQ is not collected. GST (UO) is higher due to the base fare attracting GST. Otherwise the other taxes are identical...

Any ideas??? Red Roo?

 

[Mr_Orange]

Someone who understands this better will probably correct me, but I thought YQ got rolled into the base fares recently, which is why you are not seeing it the commercial fare breakdown. The assumption was that is was removed from FF redemptions...... apparently this is not the case!

 

[MarcB]

My understanding was that it had not been levied on domestic fares for quite some time....

But I found this old release indicating that they imposed it on Classic awards separately even though it was rolled into the commercial fares.

Media Release - QANTAS RESPONDS AGAIN TO FUEL PRICES

 

[Mr_Orange]

My understanding was that it had not been levied on domestic fares for quite some time....

But I found this old release indicating that they imposed it on Classic awards separately even though it was rolled into the commercial fares.

Media Release - QANTAS RESPONDS AGAIN TO FUEL PRICES

Funny how there hasn't been a 'QANTAS RESPONDS' to the huge decrease in the cost of jet fuel (oil)!!

 

[Fruitcake]

Funny how there hasn't been a 'QANTAS RESPONDS' to the huge decrease in the cost of jet fuel (oil)!!

It's here:
QANTAS HALF YEAR 2015 FINANCIAL RESULTS