taxes!
I just got a Travelocity fare watcher email about a $188 fare from PIT to AUS. Great, I thought. Time to fly some family down to visit.
Called AA EXP desk to book the tickets. After taxes, total per seat is $248! Yes that is $60 in taxes PER TICKET! I checked my full Y ticket for next week (AUS to PHL) and on an $850 ticket, only $50 of that is taxes.
The cs rep was suprised as well. She double checked and indeed the taxes are correct.
Might this have something to do with fees flying AA into USAirways hub?
Just curious...$248 is still a good fare, it just isn't as good as $188 :-)
SteveH