EVA, UNI Air to raise international booking fees next month - Taipei Times

Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwanese airline EVA Air and its sister airline UNI Air announced yesterday that they will raise booking service fees for international flights starting Aug. 1.EVA Air said in a statement that the two carriers' flights departing from the Philippines or Hong Kong, booking fees would be set at US$28 per ticket, while other flights would be charged US$33.Taiwan's major airlines, including EVA Air, China Airlines (CAL), Starlux Airlines and Tigerair Taiwan, charge booking service fees on a per-ticket basis to cover the cost of using global distribution systems for reservations.

Aircraft operated by EVA Air are pictured at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) in an undated photograph.

CAL also recently announced that it will raise its booking service fee from US$28 to US$30 beginning on Thursday next week.Starlux Airlines increased its booking service fee from US$25 to US$30 on April 1.

Meanwhile, Tigerair Taiwan has kept its booking service fees unchanged at NT$400 during peak travel periods, and NT$300 during off-peak periods.