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Sep 4, 2013 | 4:22 am

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Originally Posted by eefor jfp

Almost all FF programs except the US-based ones charge outrageous taxes on award tickets........

Real taxes are exactly the same for all airlines. But some carriers have carrier imposed surcharges (~profit).

Never confuse real taxes and carrier imposed surcharges (YQ etc). Those that do are playing into the airlines game. (Hidden deception ?)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mecabq

......I booked a DL award between LHR and JFK (shockingly, there were both Y and J seats available at low mileage), and the taxes/fees were around $600. It seems like the U.K. is a special case.....

UK has the APD, based on class & distance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passenger_Duty

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