Changi Ups Airport Tax

[CarbonMan]

Flying out of Changi Airport will cost more from April 1, when departure taxes go up by $6.

From $28 now, travellers will pay $34, The Straits Times found out. There will be no change to the $12 charge for transit passengers.

Those who want to beat the increase should confirm their plans as soon as possible because the higher charge will kick in for tickets purchased from Nov 1, travel agents said.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_827650.html

[9V-JKL]

1/Apr, 1/Nov. ????

[CarbonMan]

1/Apr, 1/Nov. ????

Some clarification in today's copy:

The new fee will apply to all tickets sold from Nov 1 for travel on or after April 1.

[lingua101]

Do not understand the logic. So if you buy the ticket before 1Nov for travel after 1April then you pay old rate?

What happen for date change?

Why they need to make it so complicated???

[scooby5]

Why they need to make it so complicated???

Why do it at all...... everything here is already so expensive and a ~50% increase is excessive at one go.

[lingua101]

Why do it at all...... everything here is already so expensive and a ~50% increase is excessive at one go.

Of course it is better if they do not increase.

But I do not understand why they have to make it complicated. Ticket purchase after 1Nov for travel on 1Apr onward new rate.

Why can't they just said for any travel from 1Apr, the new rate appply effective immmediately.

[CarbonMan]

Of course it is better if they do not increase.

But I do not understand why they have to make it complicated. Ticket purchase after 1Nov for travel on 1Apr onward new rate.

Why can't they just said for any travel from 1Apr, the new rate appply effective immmediately.

Probably because they need to give time to the airlines to work this into their billing systems.

[lingua101]

Probably because they need to give time to the airlines to work this into their billing systems.

Well then may as well do it from 1-Apr-2013 right? Why must have 2 date... Very confusing. So if you issue ticket after 1nov but travel before 1apr pay old rate?

[CarbonMan]

Well then may as well do it from 1-Apr-2013 right? Why must have 2 date... Very confusing. So if you issue ticket after 1nov but travel before 1apr pay old rate?

That's what it says, Linqua.