You do occasionally get taxes removed. The Federal govt here just removed the $10 Ansett levy imposed after that fine airline went down the gurgler. Took 'em two years and don't even get me started on how much I enjoyed paying an Ansett levy every time I bought a QF staff ticket!!! Grant SYD QF ----- Original Message ----- From: damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:54 am Subject: Re: Even more on taxes > > 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. > Fuel Surcharge and Insurance Surcharge = doublespeak for "we > increased the fare but don't want to call it > an increase in the fare and, by the way, the surcharge can go up > immediately but > the reduction or elimination of it takes a helluva long time" > > David R >