We (2 adults + 1 infant) travelled from BNE to LAX in FEb this year. The booking was made in October 2004 & the total cost of fees was $AU370 for all of us.
I just made virtually the same booking to LA (except from ADL & through SYD) during May (for April 2006 travel) but this time the total cost of fees is $AU830! The breakdown is $311 per adult, $208 for infant.
Checked with Qantas who claim it is all correct & yes, the infant will still be an infant at the travel date. They told me the fees are calculated at the booking date, so in 7 months between bookings the fees have gone up 125%. I guess I should just be happy with the total cost compared to paying full price for tickets, but it does seem a very dramatic increase, or a dramatic devaluation of the FF points value perhaps.
Do these fees sound right? I tried the on-line calculator but can't get near that figure, must be missing something. Apologies if this has been discussed before.....
I just made virtually the same booking to LA (except from ADL & through SYD) during May (for April 2006 travel) but this time the total cost of fees is $AU830! The breakdown is $311 per adult, $208 for infant.
Checked with Qantas who claim it is all correct & yes, the infant will still be an infant at the travel date. They told me the fees are calculated at the booking date, so in 7 months between bookings the fees have gone up 125%. I guess I should just be happy with the total cost compared to paying full price for tickets, but it does seem a very dramatic increase, or a dramatic devaluation of the FF points value perhaps.
Do these fees sound right? I tried the on-line calculator but can't get near that figure, must be missing something. Apologies if this has been discussed before.....