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Oct 13, 2008 | 5:55 pm

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pandaperth

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USD380 Fuel Fine for just one flight? ALSO - Changes to the AAdvantage Challenge?

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Originally Posted by serfty

My experience this year is that AA only charge YQ on flight operated by AA and only where applicable, not on flights of other carriers. Two LONE4 I purchased had no AA intercontinental segments and the total YQ charge was zero.

Wow. I've just bought 2 LONE4s through the AA RTW desk, with one AA intercontinental segment (BOS-LHR) and another with an AA flight# but on QF metal (SYD-JFK). YQ totalled AUD515 (USD380 at the then exchange rate of A$1 = US$0.74).

Can this fuel fine all be on the one BOS-LHR flight? Seems very high if it is.
I have two other AA operated flights on this itinerary -JFK-BGI-BOS, which are 'over-water' but not intercontinental. Would these have any fuel fines?

ALSO FWIW there's a lot of chatter over on the AAdvantage Forum about possible changes to the Gold and Platinum challenges - possibly a fee and/or possibly more EQP needed. Rang AA last night and got myself and Mrs P onto the challenge under the current rules for our trip next month.

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