Qantas Reward Tickets from/to Canberra

[clifford]

Can anyone explain why the taxes and fees for domestic reward tix from MEL to CBR are quite a bit higher than to other other places, such as SYD ($51 vs $34)? VA only charges around $31 for similar flights, and BA only charges GBP20 for the same flight on QF metal (as well as only 4,500 avios vs 8,000 QF points).

Is it just Qantas charging what the market will bear for Canberra flights? It certainly puts me off booking such tickets.

 

[serfty]

Can you get a breakdown ... This has become available only recently but not sure about awards.

 

[serfty]

I just had a look and see $37.99 + 8K points for a single segment on Y.

The "Flight amount breakdown" shows this:

Other Carrier Charges	$14.00
Taxes, fees and charges
Goods and Services Tax (GST)	$3.45
Passenger Service Charge - Dom	$4.40
Passenger Service Charge - Dom	$10.61
Safety and Security Charge	$5.53
Total per Passenger	$37.99
Number of Passengers	1
Total amount (AUD)	$37.99

 

[clifford]

Thanks for that.

I can now see that the "passenger service charge - dom" for MEL-SYD is $12.04, whereas it is $26.87 for MEL-CBR.

Is it that CBR airport levies higher charges or is it Qantas?

Note that VA charges only $31.31 in total for fees/charges MEL-CBR.

 

[TheInsider]

Thanks for that.

I can now see that the "passenger service charge - dom" for MEL-SYD is $12.04, whereas it is $26.87 for MEL-CBR.

Is it that CBR airport levies higher charges or is it Qantas?

It's an airport fee.

Airline Pricing Our prices
The following prices represent Canberra Airport’s scheduled rates for domestic airline operations:

Airfield Services (Landing) Charge	$7.24 per arriving & departing pax
Airport Development Charge	$1.30 per arriving & departing pax
New Apron Recovery Charge	$0.51 per arriving & departing pax
Security Levy	$0.74 – $1.96 per arriving & departing pax*

https://www.canberraairport.com.au/corporate/aviation/terms-and-conditions/


Also this link is for SYD airport charges: (not necassarily for qantas)
https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/co...ditions of use/table of charges cou v 232.pdf


For those interested MEL fees are here too:
http://melbourneairport.com.au/for-business/airlines/airport-charges.html

 

[Mattg]

FWIW, the VA taxes on CBR-MEL are $10.20 higher than SYD-MEL.

 

[clifford]

It's an airport fee.

Thanks for the info. So I guess that the approx $20 difference between QF's and VA's charges for CBR-MEL are just extra profit at the passenger's expense (all other things being equal).