Dear bostonteaparty-ga,
Thank you for your clarification, and there is no need to apologise
for fear of bluntness. It imperative that I fully understand your
needs. My task is to ensure you have 100% satisfaction with the answer
which I why I only posted it as a clarification request. I wanted to
make sure you were aware that I could not fully answer your question
with some of variables being unknown, and lack of information (partly
due to the language barrier) from a number of sources.
By way of an answer and I refer you to the above and this additional information.
I have first of all established that I have omitted one further charge
from Heathrow airport. There is an additional airport tax of a more
than £6.48 for each passenger (not sure what exchange rate you are
using). I could not establish the current rate but have seen figures
quoted at £7.10 and £8.35.
British Airport Authority - Regulations page.
?CAA Final Decision on Airport Charges
For the period 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2008 the maximum price per
passenger that BAA can charge will be:
* Heathrow £6.48 in 2003/04 then increased by RPI +6.5% each year
* Gatwick £4.32 in 2003/04 then increased by RPI in each year
* Stansted £4.89 in 2003/04 then increased by RPI in each year.?
http://www.baa.co.uk/portal/controller/dispatcher.jsp?CiID=c59371e1c2d72010VgnVCM100000147e120a____&ChID=f6bb3de26aa32010VgnVCM100000147e120a____&Ct=B2C_CT_GENERAL&CtID=448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____&Ch=Regulation&ChPath=Home%5ECorporate%5EAbout+BAA%5EHow+we+Run+our+Business%5ERegulation&ChIDPath=caf397dc2eb12010VgnVCM100000147e120a____^2292ea0bb0022010VgnVCM100000147e120a____^446597dc2e
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The US taxes have been increased as follows:
May 2003, $13.20 to $13.40
http://www.arccorp.com/forms/pp/iah/May2003/iahsummary.pdf
January 2004 $13.40 to $13.70
http://www.arccorp.com/forms/tac/010404.pdf
January 2005 $13.70 to 14.10
http://www.arccorp.com/forms/tac/121904.pdf
2006 is $14.50 not $14.10 as stated in my clarification above.
http://www.arccorp.com/forms/pp/iah/current/iah7_0.pdf
Charles de Gaulle aiport has been a problem because of my lack of
French. This travel web site provides some information which appears
to be reliable. I have compared the information on their Heathrow page
with my research and it seems to be generally accurate.
International passenger service charge: ?9.93
Civil aviation tax: ?6.66
International airport tax: ?3.58
Total tax $ for international arrival and departure: $19.77
?Summary: Taxes on international air passengers have increased 97%
in Paris since 1994, the 21st highest increase among all 52 surveyed
destinations and the third highest among the 18 surveyed destinations
in Europe. This change can be attributed to the introduction of a new
international airport tax coupled with several increases to the
passenger service charge and the civil aviation tax. The
international airport tax was introduced in 2000 at the rate of FF
16.00 to finance fire services, bird strike prevention, and
environmental monitoring. It was increased to FF 18.00 in 2001 and
to ?3.58 in 2002. The international passenger service charge has
been increased several times from its base index level of FF 50.34,
most recently in March 2002 when it was increased from FF 59.00 to
?9.93. The civil aviation tax, formerly called the safety and
security charge, has been raised four times from its base index level
of FF 18.00. The most recent increase occurred in 2002, when it was
raised from FF 39.00 to ?6.66. Tax charges on international
arrivals and departures total approximately $20.00, the 25th highest
among all surveyed destinations and the sixth highest among the 18
European destinations.?
http://traveltax.msu.edu/barometer/paris.htm
Their Vienna page provides this information.
International passenger service charge: ?11.63
Passenger terminal use charge: ?10.33
International passenger security charge: ?4.36
Total tax $ for international arrival and departure: $25.80
?Vienna collects approximately $26.00 in air passenger taxes, the 17th
highest total overall and the third highest among those destinations
in Europe. The major change to this sector occurred in 2000, when the
international passenger service charge was increased from ATS 140.00
to ATS 160.00 [...] The passenger terminal use charge was converted to
the Euro in 2002.?
http://www.traveltax.msu.edu/barometer/vienna.htm
So, it still seems that three visits to Heathrow seems to account for
the large increase.
I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
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