Have you ever bought an air ticket and wondered what all the letters and numbers mean in the fare structure?
A poster on Business Traveller recently bought a return ticket from London to Mykonos. In the fare breakdown he had been charged £0.20 Angola tax by BA. Naturally he was intrigued by this so contacted the BA call centre, who found it amusing but did come back with the answer, as did a fellow poster who is a travel agent.
It appears that the Greek Government collects 20p per passenger as a departure tax from many, if not all, of the Greek mainland and island airports. It is then sent to Angola. Nobody seems to know why but I don't suppose it's being used to improve things for the majority of the population in that country. I've had a quick look at both Thomsons and Thomas Cook websites this morning but can find no mention that they do it. Didn't want to ask direct and give them another reason to charge more for our flights/holidays!
