{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Travelstart Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog","title":"Airline Taxes Explained - Answer to Pieter - FAQ Fridays - Travelstart Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zUuh1UHTNt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/airline-taxes-explained-answer-pieter-faq-fridays\/\">Airline Taxes Explained &#8211; Answer to Pieter &#8211; FAQ Fridays<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/airline-taxes-explained-answer-pieter-faq-fridays\/embed\/#?secret=zUuh1UHTNt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Airline Taxes Explained &#8211; Answer to Pieter &#8211; FAQ Fridays&#8221; &#8212; Travelstart Blog\" data-secret=\"zUuh1UHTNt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/faq-friday-blog-imagev21.jpg","thumbnail_width":848,"thumbnail_height":305,"description":"This week on FAQ Friday we answer Pieter&#8217;s question about airline taxes: Video Transcription: Last week we were asked the following by Pieter: &#8220;It baffles my brain if I look at the various airlines airport taxes they charge. Please explain to me how Emirates can be so cheap and lets say Thai airways charge more for taxes than the flight ticket. I don&#8217;t believe the ... Read more"}