[What is an] Aggregator Surcharge?
Nov 30, 2021, 3:12 am
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[What is an] Aggregator Surcharge?
I made an RFS booking last night and scrolled to the bottom of the email (out of curiosity) but I have never seen this before. Anyone have any insights?
Nov 30, 2021, 3:28 am
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I hadn't spotted that before. I think it seems to be effectively the way BA accounts for the charges for RFS bookings. I made a short haul RFS in CE yesterday for 8500 + £25 and I notice in the email eticket is shows:
Government, authority and airport charges
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom GBP 7.60
British Airways fees and surcharges
Aggregator Surcharge GBP 24.50
Total taxes, fees and surcharges per person GBP 32.10
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom GBP 7.60
British Airways fees and surcharges
Aggregator Surcharge GBP 24.50
Total taxes, fees and surcharges per person GBP 32.10
Nov 30, 2021, 3:39 am
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- It's £0.50 less than the RFS charge (based on your payment of £24.50, and the possibility that the OP's "aggregator surcharge" of £17.00 is £0.50 less than a common RFS fee of £17.50);
- The floor for RFS fees is now £0.50.
Dec 6, 2021, 6:50 am
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Was this booking made on BA.com? Or was it through a third party (using an NDC API connection or a GDS)? The aggregator fee is generally applied - as I understand it - to recover the costs an aggregator charges the airline for facilitating the booking... Very curious...!