Emirates starts charging to pre-assign seats
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at 17:11 by AMcWhirter.
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AMcWhirterParticipantThanks for the reminder, FDOS.
We carried a piece last month. There are more details here concerning the different stage lengths and their pricing.
Higher fees will apply for passengers heading to Australasia.
12 Oct 2016
at 14:44
Tom OtleyKeymasterWhat’s very odd (to me, at least) is that Emirates also charges not only for all credit card bookings, but charges a surcharge if you fly out of the UK on a Friday or Saturday.
“*A surcharge of GBP 5 applies per adult and child to all flights departing from the UK paid for with a credit card, in all cabins and within all fare types, but does not apply on tickets for infants.
Emirates does not apply a payment surcharge for bookings departing the UK when paid by debit card, PayPal or China Unionpay.
Departures from all UK airports on Fridays and Saturdays are subject to a supplement of GBP 20 per adult. Child at 75% and infant at 10% per passenger.”
I’ve asked for this, and the explanation from Emirates is
“these fees are related to taxes from UK airports.”
12 Oct 2016
at 15:27
TimFitzgeraldTCParticipantHi Tom
Many airlines charge a weekend supplement to fly FRI/SAT/SUN on longhaul. BA now include THU as the weekend supplement level as well. So Emirates only charge FRI/SAT is not unusual at all – actually better than those that do charge for 4 days (as peak days for travel).
the £5 credit card fee is also the same as many carriers like BA / LH and so forth.
12 Oct 2016
at 20:02
stevescootsParticipantwhy would they charge weekend sup? because they can or because the weekend charge at airports is higher?
14 Oct 2016
at 16:42
AMcWhirterParticipantThese weekend surcharges were originally applied on transatlantic routes many years as a wheeze to raise extra cash.
They now appear to have spread to other routes.
And now that, according to Tim, BA considers Thursday the start of the weekend I wonder when it will include Monday too ?
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