Hamilhone airport?

**scracha** · 14th April 2009, 20:24

Does hamilton airport still have the fuckin surcharge that neither they nor airNZ advertise until your arrive there?

**XRVrider** · 14th April 2009, 22:33

Do you mean the $25 departure tax for international flights? and where are you going to?

**YellowDog** · 14th April 2009, 22:49

Auckland has stopped it, so I would expect that Hamilton have too.

Not exactly the most popular of ripoffs.

**Tank** · 14th April 2009, 23:33

Originally Posted by YellowDog

Auckland has stopped it, so I would expect that Hamilton have too.

Not exactly the most popular of ripoffs.

Not quite - its in the ticket - you just dont have to pay separately. Pretty much the same as all other international airports now.

**Quasievil** · 14th April 2009, 23:55

$5.00 Surcharge and its got nothing to do with Air NZ, and if any of ya give my wife grief about it when you check in I will knock ya fucking block off, it aint her fucking fault.

Cant believe the rude fucking cunty travellers who seem to think the lady at the check in counter is there to be abused for doing there job................I fucking tell ya one day if Im in there at the right time Im going to deck one of these fuckers.

**Ojai** · 15th April 2009, 07:23

Originally Posted by Tank

Not quite - its in the ticket - you just dont have to pay separately. Pretty much the same as all other international airports now.

Still a $5 to fly domestically. It was a surprise to me, but fortunately I had $5.

Odd though. Where did the charge come from?

**bane** · 15th April 2009, 07:35

"airport development charge", hence the shiny new buildings out there... councils think it is a great idea, spreading the cost of development away from solely local ratepayers. The fact that local ratepayers make up the majority of travellers from the local airport....

blame Palmerston North, they thought it up first, and Rotorua have had one for years. The problem is once set up, they never seem to go away

**scracha** · 15th April 2009, 08:17

Originally Posted by Quasievil

$5.00 Surcharge and its got nothing to do with Air NZ, and if any of ya give my wife grief about it when you check in I will knock ya fucking block off, it aint her fucking fault.

I vent at the girlie working at the place where I have to pay the surcharge; the work at the airport so that's only fair. The airport are being sneaky bastards by making me pay a hidden surcharge.

Air NZ should add this to their webbysite (stating it "aint their fault") and try and shame Hamilhole airport about it. Hamilhole airport should have it on their webbysite. I've heard horror stories of other country bumpkins genuinely not having 5 bucks on them and being unable to fly.

**marty** · 15th April 2009, 08:39

$5 it is. bask in the multi million $$ surroundings while you're there, be amazed at the flash-as coveyor belt, watch the 7 plasmas playing oprah way too loud, and ride the one-way escalator

**Quasievil** · 15th April 2009, 09:03

Originally Posted by scracha

The airport are being sneaky bastards by making me pay a hidden surcharge.

So Hidden there is a big freckin sign outside the entrance saying $5.00 Airport surcharge payable.

**scracha** · 15th April 2009, 09:39

Originally Posted by Quasievil

So Hidden there is a big freckin sign outside the entrance saying $5.00 Airport surcharge payable.

Not much bloody good when you book online though is it.

**UberRhys** · 15th April 2009, 09:50

Originally Posted by scracha

Does hamilton airport still have the fuckin surcharge that neither they nor airNZ advertise until your arrive there?

Not sure about the Tron, but I got stung leaving Rotovegas the other day. Only $5 but the fact that they don't tell you about it was a bit of a surprise.

**peasea** · 15th April 2009, 12:44

Originally Posted by Quasievil

$5.00 Surcharge and its got nothing to do with Air NZ, and if any of ya give my wife grief about it when you check in I will knock ya fucking block off, it aint her fucking fault.

Cant believe the rude fucking cunty travellers who seem to think the lady at the check in counter is there to be abused for doing there job................I fucking tell ya one day if Im in there at the right time Im going to deck one of these fuckers.

On your side 100%. It's like the twats who have a go at the staff of the fines office eh? No point/reason to have a go at them, they are far removed from the invisible wankers who make the rules.

(And before any smart-arses say "it's like the cops who only uphold the laws, they don't make them, so why abuse cops?" I'll pre-empt the question and say that it's got a lot to do with the delivery.)

I've never had anything but polite, professional service from airline staff and fines office staff. Those shows like 'Airport' or whatever it's called often highlight how rude people can be to staff for whatever reason and often the public need a wakeup call.

Go for it dude, knock 'em over.

**carver** · 15th April 2009, 12:47

Originally Posted by Quasievil

$5.00 Surcharge and its got nothing to do with Air NZ, and if any of ya give my wife grief about it when you check in I will knock ya fucking block off, it aint her fucking fault.

Cant believe the rude fucking cunty travellers who seem to think the lady at the check in counter is there to be abused for doing there job................I fucking tell ya one day if Im in there at the right time Im going to deck one of these fuckers.

il be there in half a hour, see you there