If you have an unused nonrefundable ticket and have no way of using it, what happens to the "taxes" portion of the ticket? The taxes on tickets to Europe can ve very high and if the ticket goes unused (The rules for using the value of the ticket on a different date/routing are more restrictive than domestic tickets), does the airline pay the taxes anyway, or pocket it? Should the airlines be required to at least refund the tax portion that you paid?

[This message has been edited by Tango (edited 04-11-2000).]