Late Fuel & Currency Surcharges: Name and Flame the airlines/tour operators here!

withabix

As more and more people are posting on here that they are getting fleeced for unfair extra surcharges AFTER they have paid for flights and holidays, maybe we should start naming the airlines and tour operators here, so that MSEers have the opportunity to avoid these companies:

Just to make it clear, the ones we want are the airlines/tour operators who add extra surcharges AFTER you've made the booking. Virtually all airlines have fuel surcharges included in the final ticket price, but you know about this when you book the ticket. We're interested in the ones which are charging you more money later, often just before you go on holiday!!


Tour Operators & Travel Agents:

Goldtrail
Aegean Flights (Holidays 4 U Ltd)
Fleetway Travel (alleged surcharge due to currency fluctuations)
Wings Abroad

Airlines:

Sam_Bee

Not sure it's possible to keep track of this.

i.e. Malaysia Airlines return flight to Kuala Lumpur increases £60 on Tuesday.
Thai Airways return flight to Bangkok increases $240 (two hundred and forty US) at the end of the month
BA - two increases this month

Anyone with any ability should be paying for their air tickets up front, and ensuring their tour operator gets the tickets issued, thus preventing them from being liable for fuel surcharges,

bairn7

HiI'm not sure how these airline surcharges work. I'm flying with AA in a couple of weeks time to the US, I paid for my tickets in February and on the AA website my reservation is listed as 'ticketed' in February.Does anyone know if I will be facing an additional charge and if so how much?Thanks

Sam_Bee

bairn7 wrote: »

HiI'm not sure how these airline surcharges work. I'm flying with AA in a couple of weeks time to the US, I paid for my tickets in February and on the AA website my reservation is listed as 'ticketed' in February.Does anyone know if I will be facing an additional charge and if so how much?Thanks

No. It's been ticketed you are not liable anymore.

littlestar1981

I don't get it. I've paid in full for my LHR-DAR flight in October - are you saying they could charge me extra now for fuel???

Sam_Bee

littlestar1981 wrote: »

I don't get it. I've paid in full for my LHR-DAR flight in October - are you saying they could charge me extra now for fuel???

No...................

donny_osmonds_mad_fan

dont bet your life on it lol

I work for a travel agents and have had lots of people for charter flights who have paid in full who have had to pay a surcharge, not sure if scheduled flights work differently from charter ones, but people seem to suggest if it has been ticketed then you wont have to pay, do you have your tickets?

abta have seem to have said if a provider issues a fuel surcharge people departing within a month wont have to pay it, I have been taking money for surcharges for september/october etc but this is mainly with goldtrail and custom flights on onur air

sloppychops

I paid in full last September for my flights to Dalaman in this October with Aegean Flights and still got a letter asking for extra fuel charges.

littlestar1981

I've got an e-ticket

donny_osmonds_mad_fan

ring the airline to get the correct advice or if you booked through an agent ring them it is the only way to get the correct advice...have you looked at the airlines website to see what it says?

ince_mon

Just wandering :rolleyes: :rolleyes: if the price of fuel dramatically dropped,would you get a refund. I think not.;)