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Jun 1, 2011 | 8:52 pm

#236

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pandaperth

NO - for the entire trip

I recently went through the motions of an ex-KRT DONE4 using the on-line tool (KRT-AMM-HKG-PER,BME-PER-DRW-PER-SYD-EZE-LIM-IPC-SCL-GYE-MAD-AMM-KRT)
YQ of USD309.08
plus a 'Tax description unavailable (SDEM)' of USD274.80 which may or may not be related to fuel fines

It should be possible to get YQ down to zero - say by booking on-line with a domestic AA segment as the first segment (so AA tickets) and then NO over-water AA flights and NO BA flights
And of course I'm sure if someone really wanted to - they could construct an itinerary where the fuel fines exceeded USD1000

I've had BA award flights where the fuel surcharge was around $500-$600, so when you said "anywhere from zero to say USD1000" to me that sounds like per-sector. Unless the fuel surcharges for award flights are significantly more than on xONEx?