Airport Fees?

[Vann 0]

Hello! My filipina fiance is finally flying in to me this January 18th and at the end of this month we're getting married!

Here's is my situation. I bought her a ticket from Vayama.com and she is going to the airport to get her ticket.

However, several people on this forum keep mentioning there are two different fees for her to pay: An airport security tax and a terminal fee.

What are these exactly, does she pay for them at the front counter, and does she have to pay these in pesos?

Thank you!

[ScottnCati 0]

Hello! My filipina fiance is finally flying in to me this January 18th and at the end of this month we're getting married!

Here's is my situation. I bought her a ticket from Vayama.com and she is going to the airport to get her ticket.

However, several people on this forum keep mentioning there are two different fees for her to pay: An airport security tax and a terminal fee.

What are these exactly, does she pay for them at the front counter, and does she have to pay these in pesos?

Thank you!

Congratulations !! and Best Wishes !!!!

Check the cost of the ticket, and fianal fee. I would think that the taxes are included in the final sale price.

I never had to pay at the counter any tax fee.

If Not, she would pay any remaining amount due at the ticket counter, most likely in Pesos, her countries currency.

[Vann 0]

Hello! My filipina fiance is finally flying in to me this January 18th and at the end of this month we're getting married!

Here's is my situation. I bought her a ticket from Vayama.com and she is going to the airport to get her ticket.

However, several people on this forum keep mentioning there are two different fees for her to pay: An airport security tax and a terminal fee.

What are these exactly, does she pay for them at the front counter, and does she have to pay these in pesos?

Thank you!

Congratulations !! and Best Wishes !!!!

Check the cost of the ticket, and fianal fee. I would think that the taxes are included in the final sale price.

I never had to pay at the counter any tax fee.

If Not, she would pay any remaining amount due at the ticket counter, most likely in Pesos, her countries currency.

Thanks!

Oh, no--the Vayama people assured me all taxes and fees are included in the ticket but someone mentioned something a few months about her needing to pay some sort of terminal entrance fee and a airport security tax of some sort. I just can't recall what they were talking about.

[ChrisB0707 4]

Hello! My filipina fiance is finally flying in to me this January 18th and at the end of this month we're getting married!

Here's is my situation. I bought her a ticket from Vayama.com and she is going to the airport to get her ticket.

However, several people on this forum keep mentioning there are two different fees for her to pay: An airport security tax and a terminal fee.

What are these exactly, does she pay for them at the front counter, and does she have to pay these in pesos?

She can pay in US dollars or Pesos but you may want to have her check on it from home before she goes. I have been there 4 times now and paid 750 pesos when I was just there in September. Take a look at this link http://www.gov.ph/aboutphil/vinfo.asp its for the I got the below info from it.

Airport Fees: P750 for international departure or its US dollar equivalent as of March 10, 2007, $15.50 US dollars; and P200 for local departure (paid in Philippine pesos only). Departing passengers for international destinations are advised to check with airport or tourist information counters (Tel. Nos 524-1703; 832-2964) The departure fees may change without further notice.

Thank you!

[wizardfitz 13]

Hello! My filipina fiance is finally flying in to me this January 18th and at the end of this month we're getting married!

Here's is my situation. I bought her a ticket from Vayama.com and she is going to the airport to get her ticket.

However, several people on this forum keep mentioning there are two different fees for her to pay: An airport security tax and a terminal fee.

What are these exactly, does she pay for them at the front counter, and does she have to pay these in pesos?

Thank you!

Congratulations !! and Best Wishes !!!!

Check the cost of the ticket, and fianal fee. I would think that the taxes are included in the final sale price.

I never had to pay at the counter any tax fee.

If Not, she would pay any remaining amount due at the ticket counter, most likely in Pesos, her countries currency.

i was there visiting my fiancee and had bought my ticket through expedia. i had to pay an exit tax of 750 p. even though all fees were included in the expedia price.

[griffin 7]

Greetings!

before:

1. anyone that uses the airport ( domestic route )must pay P100.00 pesos terminal fee.

2. anyone that will have international flights must pay P500.00 exit fee.

3. anyone who purchased tickets abroad must make sure that the taxes are paid P1,620.00 pesos. Otherwise the claimant will be the one to pay for it. ( either in the Airway office or at the airport).

Not so sure for the current fees: If i am not mistaken here are the ff. fees.

1. P200.00

2. P750.00

3. P1,620.00

Edited January 6, 2008 by griffin

[griffin 7]

additional informations:

before:

* P550.00 ( pesos) Departure Tax

PHP550 for international departures. ( same as exit fees)

Pay for your Philippine travel tax if you have not paid for it when you purchased the ticket. As of current, the rates are 1620 pesos for economy and 2700 pesos for business class. Children below 2 years of age are travel tax exempted while children aged 3-12 have a 50% discount.

[griffin 7]

Departure from the Philippines: Airport Procedure

1. Enter at the gate designated to your airline.The guards at the airport gate will ask to see your passport, visa, and plane ticket. For those with electronic tickets, present a printed itinerary receipt from your airline. The guards may or may not ask you for an additional valid ID with picture.

2. Upon entering the airport, you will have to submit to a security check. All bags and luggage will go through an X-ray scanner. The passenger will have to go through a metal detector.

3. Pay for your Philippine travel tax if you have not paid for it when you purchased the ticket. As of current, the rates are 1620 pesos for economy and 2700 pesos for business class. Children below 2 years of age are travel tax exempted while children aged 3-12 have a 50% discount.

4. Find out where you are supposed to queue for check-in. Your airlines will have personnel there to guide you. There will be another security check before you reach the check-in counter. The security officer will ask you some questions about your baggage, after which they will be marked with a sticker.

5. At the check-in counter, you will be given boarding passes and claim stubs for your check in baggage. Keep them safe and accessible.

6. If you have excess baggage, you will be directed to a separate counter. You must pay the excess baggage fee before your boarding passes and baggage claim stubs could be released.

7. Should you want to exit the airport once you have checked in, you will only be allowed to be outside for 10 minutes. You will have to leave your boarding pass with a security officer near the exit. You be given an exit pass. When you enter the airport, you will have to go through a security check again. Return the exit pass to get back your boarding pass.

8. Present boarding pass to guards assigned at the entrance to the terminals.

9. Queue for terminal fee payment. The rate is currently 550 pesos.

10. Queue for Philippine immigration check. Present your passport and boarding passes. Once you have gone past the Philippine Immigration counter you cannot exit the airport.

11. Proceed to the gate assigned to your flight (information found on your boarding pass). Here you will have to submit to another secuity check.

12. Wait for boarding announcement at the Pre-Departure Area.

13. Obey safety guidelines given by the aircraft crew. While you are en route to the US, you will be handed immigration forms to fill out. A person travelling on a K-1 visa must ask for the white I-94 Departure Record Card. You will also be handed a U.S. Customs Declaration Form. Read instructions carefully before filling the forms out. Fill them out while on the plane so you will not have to waste time when you get to the airport.

Welcome to the United States: POE Information

Your Port of Entry (POE) will be the first destination you get off at in the United States. For example, your final destination is Baltimore, but to get there, you will have to disembark at Minneapolis and take a connecting flight from there. Your POE is Minneapolis. This is where you will go through Immigration and Customs.

1. Have your passport, I-94, and Customs Declaration Form ready.

2. Queue at any Immigration counters marked "Non-US Citizens/Visitors".

3. Present your passport and I-94 to the INS officer at the counter. He/She will direct you to a room where K-1 and Immigrant Visas are processed.

4. If baggage claim is near the INS office, claim your baggages and check them back in for your connecting flight. Procedure my vary for each airport.

5. Go to the INS processing room for K-1 and Immigrant Visas. Take a number and wait for your turn. When you are called, submit your passport, I-94, and the sealed brown envelope from the Embassy. The INS officer will open the contents and inspect it while asking you questions about you petitioner, your relationship, wedding, and whatever they can think of. Be alert and always have presence of mind. Any sign of uncertainty in your answers may prompt them to give you some trouble. Don't worry too much, though...the procedure is very easy. Ask about your Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Some POEs issue it, some don't. If you are not given one, you can apply for one at your local INS office.

Very Important: Keep your I-94 safe! You will need it.

6. Go through the U.S. Customs counter and present your declaration form. The officer may or may not inspect your baggages. The Customs officer I had on my arrival just looked at my form, asked me what was inside my two boxes (which were already checked-in), looked at my cat's health certificate (and wanted to pet my cat too!) and let me go. Simple!

7. If you are taking a connecting flight, go to the gate number of your flight/pre-departure area and await boarding announcement. There may be additional security checks. You will be like a regular domestic passenger on your connecting flight...no more Immigration and Customs procedures.

8. Upon arrival at your final destination, be ready with your baggage claim stubs and wait for your check-in luggage at the conveyor belt assigned to your flight.

note: fess may increased from 550 to 750 pesos.

[Vann 0]

Greetings!

before:

1. anyone that uses the airport ( domestic route )must pay P100.00 pesos terminal fee.

2. anyone that will have international flights must pay P500.00 exit fee.

3. anyone who purchased tickets abroad must make sure that the taxes are paid P1,620.00 pesos. Otherwise the claimant will be the one to pay for it. ( either in the Airway office or at the airport).

Not so sure for the current fees: If i am not mistaken here are the ff. fees.

1. P200.00

2. P750.00

3. P1,620.00

OK, I'm confused. I remember now about the terminal entrance fee of the P750.00 you mentioned but both the Vayama site and the people on the phone told me that all taxes and fees are included in the ticket price. Where is this P1,620.00 coming from? Several people have now said this and I just don't understand.

I bought the one-way ticket for her online and she needs to get the e-tickets from the airport when she goes there. So, she has to pay an extra P1,620.00 at the airport? I just don't understand why.

[Vann 0]

Departure from the Philippines: Airport Procedure

1. Enter at the gate designated to your airline.The guards at the airport gate will ask to see your passport, visa, and plane ticket. For those with electronic tickets, present a printed itinerary receipt from your airline. The guards may or may not ask you for an additional valid ID with picture.

2. Upon entering the airport, you will have to submit to a security check. All bags and luggage will go through an X-ray scanner. The passenger will have to go through a metal detector.

3. Pay for your Philippine travel tax if you have not paid for it when you purchased the ticket. As of current, the rates are 1620 pesos for economy and 2700 pesos for business class. Children below 2 years of age are travel tax exempted while children aged 3-12 have a 50% discount.

4. Find out where you are supposed to queue for check-in. Your airlines will have personnel there to guide you. There will be another security check before you reach the check-in counter. The security officer will ask you some questions about your baggage, after which they will be marked with a sticker.

5. At the check-in counter, you will be given boarding passes and claim stubs for your check in baggage. Keep them safe and accessible.

6. If you have excess baggage, you will be directed to a separate counter. You must pay the excess baggage fee before your boarding passes and baggage claim stubs could be released.

7. Should you want to exit the airport once you have checked in, you will only be allowed to be outside for 10 minutes. You will have to leave your boarding pass with a security officer near the exit. You be given an exit pass. When you enter the airport, you will have to go through a security check again. Return the exit pass to get back your boarding pass.

8. Present boarding pass to guards assigned at the entrance to the terminals.

9. Queue for terminal fee payment. The rate is currently 550 pesos.

10. Queue for Philippine immigration check. Present your passport and boarding passes. Once you have gone past the Philippine Immigration counter you cannot exit the airport.

11. Proceed to the gate assigned to your flight (information found on your boarding pass). Here you will have to submit to another secuity check.

12. Wait for boarding announcement at the Pre-Departure Area.

13. Obey safety guidelines given by the aircraft crew. While you are en route to the US, you will be handed immigration forms to fill out. A person travelling on a K-1 visa must ask for the white I-94 Departure Record Card. You will also be handed a U.S. Customs Declaration Form. Read instructions carefully before filling the forms out. Fill them out while on the plane so you will not have to waste time when you get to the airport.

Welcome to the United States: POE Information

Your Port of Entry (POE) will be the first destination you get off at in the United States. For example, your final destination is Baltimore, but to get there, you will have to disembark at Minneapolis and take a connecting flight from there. Your POE is Minneapolis. This is where you will go through Immigration and Customs.

1. Have your passport, I-94, and Customs Declaration Form ready.

2. Queue at any Immigration counters marked "Non-US Citizens/Visitors".

3. Present your passport and I-94 to the INS officer at the counter. He/She will direct you to a room where K-1 and Immigrant Visas are processed.

4. If baggage claim is near the INS office, claim your baggages and check them back in for your connecting flight. Procedure my vary for each airport.

5. Go to the INS processing room for K-1 and Immigrant Visas. Take a number and wait for your turn. When you are called, submit your passport, I-94, and the sealed brown envelope from the Embassy. The INS officer will open the contents and inspect it while asking you questions about you petitioner, your relationship, wedding, and whatever they can think of. Be alert and always have presence of mind. Any sign of uncertainty in your answers may prompt them to give you some trouble. Don't worry too much, though...the procedure is very easy. Ask about your Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Some POEs issue it, some don't. If you are not given one, you can apply for one at your local INS office.

Very Important: Keep your I-94 safe! You will need it.

6. Go through the U.S. Customs counter and present your declaration form. The officer may or may not inspect your baggages. The Customs officer I had on my arrival just looked at my form, asked me what was inside my two boxes (which were already checked-in), looked at my cat's health certificate (and wanted to pet my cat too!) and let me go. Simple!

7. If you are taking a connecting flight, go to the gate number of your flight/pre-departure area and await boarding announcement. There may be additional security checks. You will be like a regular domestic passenger on your connecting flight...no more Immigration and Customs procedures.

8. Upon arrival at your final destination, be ready with your baggage claim stubs and wait for your check-in luggage at the conveyor belt assigned to your flight.

note: fess may increased from 550 to 750 pesos.

So, this I-94 is given to my fiance on the airplane itself when she asks for it?

[JeffnBhing 0]

When I came back I am glad I kept an extra 1000 pesos. I did have to pay I think 750 pesos before checking in on an international flight. I think what the ticket people are referring to is that all taxes and fees are paid for the *ticket* airport fees are above and beyond! Best thing to make sure is have your SO call the airport to find out the actual fees so she isnt stuck in cyberspace, that would not be a good day for anyone.

Good luck and congratulations!

I bought the one-way ticket for her online and she needs to get the e-tickets from the airport when she goes there. So, she has to pay an extra P1,620.00 at the airport? I just don't understand why.

[griffin 7]

note:

P1620.00 pesos is the philippine travel tax....so call where you purchased the ticket and asked if it is included. If not make sure that she brings the amount to pay for it....i would also suggest to have her claim the ticket before her flight to avoid the hassles...

[shanleybelle07 0]

note:

P1620.00 pesos is the philippine travel tax....so call where you purchased the ticket and asked if it is included. If not make sure that she brings the amount to pay for it....i would also suggest to have her claim the ticket before her flight to avoid the hassles...

P1620 is for filipino who travels abroad (going out the country)...OFW are exempted to pay this.this is not included when we purchase the ticket,but their are some ticket office/agency who have a counter for this,so we can pay it there right away after we buy the ticket,so no need for us to go to Philippine Tourism Authority to pay for it or to fall in line at the airport counter...terminal fee is also needed...for domestic flights its P200 and international flights is P750 (i cant imagine its P750 now).

[Dan J 277]

Depending which country you are departing from, not all taxes and fees are included in ticket price and are required to be paid at checkin or at a special counter at the airport.