Air tax increase from Sunday

[evanovitch]

Air tax increase from Sunday

Britain is going ahead come Sunday, with an increase in its air passenger tax that has angered groups on both sides of the Atlantic.



BA has spoken out against the air tax hike
Caribbean countries, tourism organisations and airlines have been lobbying the UK government against implementing the hike due to take effect on 1st November, with an additional increase expected one year later in 2010.

British Airways has denounced what it called these huge tax hikes, warning that it was bad news for holiday makers and "completely unjustified".

It's a position the Association of British Travel Agents, ABTA, which launched a petition on its website against the tax, agrees with.

ABTA spokesman Sean Tipton told BBC Caribbean its impact would be felt in Britain, the Caribbean and elsewhere.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Air tax increase from Sunday

I told you that Britain will do what they want to do.
they will give up nothing unless they lose a War over it.

and even after they lose they still coming back.

[Magician]

Re: Air tax increase from Sunday

Bwai de tax well high now you know.
As airline staff I pay tax alone on AirJ and last week on the
Kingston-MoBay-Philadelphia route the tax was $5314J!

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magxx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bwai de tax well high now you know.
As airline staff I pay tax alone on AirJ and last week on the
Kingston-MoBay-Philadelphia route the tax was $5314J! </div></div> thats only $60 how much was the US part?

[Magician]

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The break down was
$1800 - International Travel Tax
$834 - Passenger Service and Security Fee
$2680 - Stamp Tax

They all are Jamaican taxes. You only pay US taxes when leaving from the US.

[Bizzy]

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I purchased a 1 way ticket to Ja from FLL and the tax was $23.60
Purchased a one way from Kin back to FLL and the tax is $65

[Magician]

Re: Air tax increase from Sunday

And if you purchase a round trip it should be $88.60

mek me go see if it is...

[Magician]

Re: Air tax increase from Sunday

$117.93 is what Spirit is charging for taxes on a random ticket I pulled up for December. I think the airlines are using the public's ignorance of tax laws and make a killing on the taxes that that are not necessarily taxes.

Here's Spirit's explanation:
Taxes and Fees
September 11th Security Fee: A September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 applies per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport.

Domestic Segment Tax: A segment tax of $3.60 per U.S. domestic flight segment (a flight segment is defined as one takeoff and landing).

International Flights: International itineraries include governmental taxes and fees (including U.S. government excise tax) of up to $125 per round trip. Additionally, if sold in, or travel originates in a country outside of the U.S., additional taxes may apply (up to 22% of the fare value per country).

Passenger Facility Charges: Up to $18 per round trip per passenger in local airport charges.

Passenger Usage Fee: Passenger Usage Fee of $7 per traveling customer per one way travel applies to all reservations with the exception of those bookings created directly at Spirit Airlines’ airport locations. All fares are subject to change until confirmed and purchased.

[Bizzy]

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Nope. The taxes change up very often.

ONe minute yuh wi look an is $87.12, then u check the next day and is $102.16 and a next time $95 sitten

mi book mi &quot;free&quot; ticket pon air j an dem say mi hafi pay taxes and my total was $87.65

[Magician]

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I think the key is that when they say tax, it's taxes AND FEES.

The <span style="font-weight: bold">Passenger Usage Fee: Passenger Usage Fee of $7 per traveling customer per one way travel applies to all reservations with the exception of those bookings created directly at Spirit Airlines’ airport locations. All fares are subject to change until confirmed and purchased.</span> is something that Spirit invented for themselves. I see no logic to it. If you book on the website you pay $7. If you book at the airport it's free. They need to pay an agent at an airport to sell you tickets, and web hosting will cost them nothing. It's just a way of raising fares by $7 so that they can appear to be cheaper than competition.

[Marilyn]

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Every news source that broadcasts here in Memphis has had ominous news about coming air fares for the holiday and beyond....yet my Atlanta friends are still sitting around waiting for prices to drop to 250.00....kiss the bargain fares goodbye, and I fear they might be gone forever this time.

[Magician]

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Supply and demand Marilyn.

More people fly- fares go up
less people fly- fares go down

[evanovitch]

Britain tells Caribbean air duty increase will stay

Britain tells Caribbean air duty increase will stay

Britain has laid it on the line for Caribbean tourism ministers arguing against the increase of the UK's controversial air tax - the air passenger duty.

The ministers met on Wednesday with British parliamentarians in London to complain that the increase imposed 11 days ago is far too steep, and warning that it would cause a drop off in the number of British tourists flying to the Caribbean.


Ministers fear the air passenger duty increase will cause fewer people to fly to the Caribbean

But the clear message from the Gordon Brown led Labour administration is that the Caribbean must find a way of coping with the hike.

The British Treasury says it needs all the money it can get and won't repeal the measure.

In response, St Lucia's tourism minister Allen Chastanet told BBC Caribbean that he will be at the forefront of efforts to fight &quot;the illegal tax increase&quot;.

Mr Chastanet has hinted that a legal challenge is one of the options being looked at in conjunction with other concerned states.

However, the Barbadian tourism minister Richard Sealy, told BBC Caribbean he is beginning to accept that a roll-back of the tax is not likely to happen.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Britain tells Caribbean air duty increase will stay

When was it that the colonial masters gave anything that they didn't find an economic loss keeping it, than to give it?
Caribbean need to make it more economical to remove it.

Otherwise it will stay.
the caribbean is a farm colony of Brtitain. It is either cheap raw materials, or taxes.

They never learn until long after it is redundant.
I learn than from kindergarten.
the majority never seem to learn. ...still is the case.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Britain tells Caribbean air duty increase will stay

Britain has laid it on the line for Caribbean tourism ministers arguing against the increase of the UK's controversial air tax - the air passenger duty.

The ministers met on Wednesday with British parliamentarians in London to complain that the increase imposed 11 days ago is far too steep, and warning that it would cause a drop off in the number of British tourists flying to the Caribbean.


Ministers fear the air passenger duty increase will cause fewer people to fly to the Caribbean

But the clear message from the Gordon Brown led Labour administration is that the Caribbean must find a way of coping with the hike.

The British Treasury says it needs all the money it can get and won't repeal the measure.

In response, St Lucia's tourism minister Allen Chastanet told BBC Caribbean that he will be at the forefront of efforts to fight &quot;the illegal tax increase&quot;.

Mr Chastanet has hinted that a legal challenge is one of the options being looked at in conjunction with other concerned states.

However, the Barbadian tourism minister Richard Sealy, told BBC Caribbean he is beginning to accept that a roll-back of the tax is not likely to happen.

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[Gen]

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i stopped looking at fees/taxes a long time ago.


nuh mek nuh sense mi hot up miself before mi travel.