Bangkok Airport Passenger Service Charge

2nd February 2004, 08:21 AM

"Trevor" <trevor._@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:60sTb.131$Sa5.9@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net...
> Bkk airport levies a fee of Baht 500 (£7 / $13) on all departing
> international passengers, even though their home travel agencies sometimes
> claim the air tickets include all taxes.
>
> Do any other countries besides Thailand promulgate this scam?

It is departure tax and is collected in many countries and is sometimes
quite complicated (Venezuela, in my experience).

Some countries collect a fee on entry instead, some collect fees on entry
and departure!

£7/$13 is not a lot compared to others.

Res

2nd February 2004, 11:09 AM

In message <60sTb.131$Sa5.9@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net>, Trevor
<trevor._@virgin.net> writes
>Bkk airport levies a fee of Baht 500 (£7 / $13) on all departing
>international passengers, even though their home travel agencies sometimes
>claim the air tickets include all taxes.
>
>Do any other countries besides Thailand promulgate this scam?

I remember having to cough up some cash to leave Hong Kong (but this was
many years ago).
--
Roland Perry

2nd February 2004, 11:10 AM

In message <ddmdneXNyqFF04PdSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk>, resenär
<manager@REMOVETHIStravelextrasuk.com> writes
>It is departure tax and is collected in many countries and is sometimes
>quite complicated (Venezuela, in my experience).
>
>Some countries collect a fee on entry instead, some collect fees on entry
>and departure!
>
>£7/$13 is not a lot compared to others.

Yes, but one normally expects these fees to be included in the "taxes"
part of what you pay for the ticket.
--
Roland Perry

2nd February 2004, 11:23 AM

In article <RUPL8jhDZnHAFAh4@perry.co.uk>,
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:
>In message <60sTb.131$Sa5.9@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net>, Trevor
><trevor._@virgin.net> writes
>>Bkk airport levies a fee of Baht 500 (£7 / $13) on all departing
>>international passengers, even though their home travel agencies
>>sometimes claim the air tickets include all taxes.
>>
>>Do any other countries besides Thailand promulgate this scam?
>
>I remember having to cough up some cash to leave Hong Kong (but this
>was many years ago).

I'm going to have to cough up on departure from Sri Lanka next month.
However, as 500 Sri Lankan rupees equates to the pricely sum of
two pounds eighty-three pence I'm not exactly worried . . . it is,
after all, considerably less that HMG is charging me to go in and
out of LHR.

Angela

4th February 2004, 11:08 PM

"Trevor" <trevor._@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:60sTb.131$Sa5.9@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net...
> Bkk airport levies a fee of Baht 500 (£7 / $13) on all departing
> international passengers, even though their home travel agencies sometimes
> claim the air tickets include all taxes.
>
> Do any other countries besides Thailand promulgate this scam?
>
>

Peru, Lima charges 25USD in cash on exit - I think they now operating a
currency exchange if you need it - but I dont know what rate they give.

Turkey wanted 10 GBP on entry the last time I went - I think US citizens get
charged more.

5th February 2004, 07:13 AM

"Sjoerd" <sjoerdhahahaha@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:4021e84b$0$328$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
>
> "Miss L. Toe" <missltoemissltoe@m> schreef in bericht
> news:bvsfjt$vs51c$1@ID-201440.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > Turkey wanted 10 GBP on entry the last time I went - I think US citizens
> get
> > charged more.
> >
>
> That's for a visa - has nothing to do with airport service charges.
>

I think Peru call theirs an exit visa.

17th February 2004, 03:08 AM

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:46:07 -0000, "tim"
<520010973502removethis@t-online.de> wrote:

>perhaps you'd like to name this airport charging 80 dollars. I don't
>think I've ever seen a charge outside the 10-15 GBP range.

Check what UK airports levy BC and FC passengers....

Thanks, Tony!

>tim

Malc.

17th February 2004, 05:19 AM

Malcolm Weir <malc@gelt.org> writes:

> On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:46:07 -0000, "tim"
> <520010973502removethis@t-online.de> wrote:
>
> >perhaps you'd like to name this airport charging 80 dollars. I don't
> >think I've ever seen a charge outside the 10-15 GBP range.
>
> Check what UK airports levy BC and FC passengers....

Indeed, it seems strange to be asked for an extra 20 quid at check-in
when an upgrade clears.

> Thanks, Tony!

Is this actually something that was introduced by Tony or has it been
around for longer?

Gunnar

17th February 2004, 11:52 AM

On 17 Feb 2004 10:19:29 +0000, Gunnar Evermann
<ge204@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:

>> Thanks, Tony!
>
>Is this actually something that was introduced by Tony or has it been
>around for longer?

No, it's a Blairism, introduced sometime in the last 5 years, IIRC.

> Gunnar

Malc.

17th February 2004, 01:09 PM

"Malcolm Weir" <malc@gelt.org> wrote in message
news:qti3305ntqcqci5cegmnenuupuo58je45t@...
> On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:46:07 -0000, "tim"
> <520010973502removethis@t-online.de> wrote:
>
> >perhaps you'd like to name this airport charging 80 dollars. I don't
> >think I've ever seen a charge outside the 10-15 GBP range.
>
> Check what UK airports levy BC and FC passengers....

I hardly think the rate charged for intercontinental business class
is releven.

How many people do this with their own money?

tim

>
> Thanks, Tony!
>
> >tim
>
> Malc.