Why airlines should pay the taxs not the passengers

[NM]

That fee would be for SYD only - with my dom flying last year I would have racked up more than $10,000 in airport taxes alone just for Sydney!

I thought $1500 was cheap compared to that. Other airports could offer the same program. Depends where you fly most - and I landed mostly in Sydney so I used it as an example.

$10,000 in SYD airport taxes for domestic flights? You must do nothing by fly.

Current SYD charges for domestic flights are:

WG $3.00 (Safety and Security Charge)
QR $4.53 (Pax Services Charge)

So to rack up $10,000 you must have an awful lot of flights to/from SYD.

 

[chooms]

$10,000 in SYD airport taxes for domestic flights? You must do nothing by fly.

Current SYD charges for domestic flights are:

WG $3.00 (Safety and Security Charge)
QR $4.53 (Pax Services Charge)

So to rack up $10,000 you must have an awful lot of flights to/from SYD.

My apologies! Sorry I must be including charges which are not airport related!

Well going on NM's charges... MacBank could charge say $100 for the year-long pass as opposed to $1500!!!

 

[albatross710]

WG $3.00 (Safety and Security Charge)
QR $4.53 (Pax Services Charge)

Maybe the fees and charges are more airline related and less airport tax. So why do the fees and taxes seem to be so significant? Do the charges apply for departures and arrival?

ie A Sydney - Melbourne Flight
1 x Sydney departure fees
1 x Melbourne arrival fees

1 x Melbourne departures fees
1 x Sydney arrival

Alby

 

[NM]

Do the charges apply for departures and arrival?

WG is departure only.
QR is for each arrival and each departure.

 

[simongr]

WG $3.00 (Safety and Security Charge)
QR $4.53 (Pax Services Charge)

Maybe the fees and charges are more airline related and less airport tax. So why do the fees and taxes seem to be so significant? Do the charges apply for departures and arrival?

Alby

Bingo we have a winner

The $1500 might go some way to covering the QF fuel surcharges for the SYD-BNE trip

Just to flog the dead horse AGAIN. I have recently booked and paid for two tickets through AA and QF:

AA - 10 Flights syd-hkg-nrt-ord=lga,jfk-lhr-lca-lhr-hkg-syd with total charges of $495 including:

YQ 220.36 AUD
US 34.40 AUD
AY 5.60 AUD
HK 17.30 AUD
AU 38.00 AUD
QR 3.46 AUD
QR 4.53 AUD
WG 3.00 AUD
WY 33.92 AUD
UB 63.20 AUD
CY 33.00 AUD
JW 0.70 AUD
JX 13.20 AUD
YC 6.20 AUD
XY 7.90 AUD
XA 5.60 AUD
XF 5.10 AUD

QF - 4 flights syd-hkg-pvg-nrt-syd with total charges of $413:

YR 18.00 AUD
YQ 243.50 AUD
YR 17.70 AUD
YQ 3.60 AUD
WY 45.28 AUD
AU 38.00 AUD
HK 17.30 AUD
CN 14.30 AUD

Note in both instances the biggest number is the YQ...