Here's the information on the airport and other charges from Air Canada's
website.
Interesting stuff..
Your fare may include NAV CANADA surcharges, Fuel surcharges and Insurance
surcharges where applicable. Ticketable Airport Fees and the Air Travellers
Security Tax (ATSC) are included in taxes component of your fare.
NAV Canada: NAVCAN surcharges of $24.00 per round-trip ticket, or $12.00 for
a one-way ticket are included for travel wholly within Canada. For
transborder itineraries, $7.50 (CAD) $4.65 (USD) each way or $15.00 (CAD) or
$9.30 (USD) per round-trip ticket. This surcharge is collected to cover the
fees that Air Canada pays to NAV Canada to operate Canada's Air Navigation
systems.
Fuel Surcharges: In order to account for the recent surge in world oil
prices, Air Canada, along with other Canadian and North American carriers
have implemented a fuel surcharge. This fuel surcharge can range from $15.00
to $25.00 (CAD) each way per ticket for travel wholly within Canada or
$14.30 (CAD), $9.30 (USD) each way for transborder itineraries. (Some
exceptions apply).
Insurance Surcharges: In order to account for the rising costs of aviation
insurance, Air Canada along with other North American carriers have
implemented an insurance surcharge. This insurance surcharge is $3.00 (CAD),
each way for travel wholly within Canada. (Some exceptions apply).
Air Travellers Security Tax (ATSC): The Canadian Parliament has enacted an
Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC) to fund security personnel and
security equipment in response the the events of September 11. For domestic
itineraries, the ATSC tax is $7.00 (CAD) one way or $14.00 (CAD) return. For
transborder itineraries, the ATSC tax is $12.00 (CAD) one way or $24.00
(CAD) return. For international itineraries, the ATSC tax is $24.00 (CAD)
for each return or one-way trip.
Airport Fees: Many airports in Canada and around the world have implemented
Airport Improvement Fees (AIF). Some Airports collect these fees at the
airport at time of departure, other's are collected at the time of ticketing
and are reflected in the taxes in your fare. Canadian Airports that include
the AIF on your ticket are as follows: (All amounts CAD)
Abbotsford, BC (YXX) $5.00
Bathurst, NB (ZBF) $12.00
Calgary, AB (YYC) $12.00
Castlegar, BC (YCG) $7.00
Comox, BC (YQQ) $5.00
Edmonton, AB (YEG) $15.00
Fort St. John, BC (YXJ) $10.00
Gander, NF (YQX) $12.00
Halifax, NS (YHZ) $10.00
Hamilton, ON (YHM) $10.00
Kelowna, BC (YLW) $8.00
Lethbridge, AB (YQL) $5.00
London, ON (YXU) $10.00
Montreal, QC (YUL) $15.00
Ottawa, ON (YOW) $15.00
Prince George, BC (YXS) $5.00
(effective May 1,2003)
Quebec, QC (YQB) $10.00
Regina, SK (YQR) $10.00
Saskatoon, SK (YXE) $5.00
Sault Ste Marie, ON (YAM) $10.00
St. John's, NF (YYT) $10.00
Thompson, MB (YTH) $10.00
Timmins, ON (YTS) $10.00
Toronto, ON (YYZ) $10.00 (Originating Passengers)
$7.00 (connecting Passengers)
Victoria, BC (YYJ) $8.00
Windsor, ON (YQG) $10.00
Winnipeg, MB (YWG) $10.00