Fuel surcharges on JAL Melbourne - Tokyo return

[ffhound]

Hi all

I have been considering a classic award return trip to Japan ex MEL for some time in the future.

Until now I had the impression that Japan Airlines had no fuel surcharges or at least low ones. In part this was inspired by comments in this article.

Qantas Frequent Flyer Cheat Sheet: Make the Most of Your Qantas Miles | MileCards.com

However to test out the waters I used the online webchat today and asked the agent to advise what the taxes and charges would be Mel-Tokyo flying one way on 23 April 2018. She quoted $336.54 of which $200 was fuel surcharges.

However when I did a dummy booking with Qantas the taxes and charges there were $288 (25/4/2018) which included $180 fuel surcharges.

So it appears that JAL charge more than Qantas?

Can someone please tell me whether the advice I have received from Qantas is correct or not, and if not, what the correct taxes and charges would be for a round trip ticket MEL-Tokyo in business class on JAL?

Thanks Peter

 

[Mumanddad]

I've just finished booking reward flights including a NRT-SYD leg in Business. When I checked the cash prices the tax for the one-way flight converted to AUD is $146 per person. Sorry, but I didn't break down the charges into fuel etc.

 

[ffhound]

I've just finished booking reward flights including a NRT-SYD leg in Business. When I checked the cash prices the tax for the one-way flight converted to AUD is $146 per person. Sorry, but I didn't break down the charges into fuel etc.

That sounds better.

Did you book this through the call centre or some other way?

cheer Peter

 

[Mumanddad]

That sounds better.

Did you book this through the call centre or some other way?

cheer Peter

I booked it through the call centre on Saturday, though still waiting on the e-ticket and the taxes to be charged. The tax price was found on the JL website, where you can drill down the fare to get the detail.

 

[ffhound]

I booked it through the call centre on Saturday, though still waiting on the e-ticket and the taxes to be charged. The tax price was found on the JL website, where you can drill down the fare to get the detail.

Thanks