Originally Posted by
zoombee
Question: should the taxes/fuel charges on an award ticket issued by AA match the taxes/fuel charges on an xONEx ticket issued by AA (for an identical itinerary and airlines flown of course)?
No. AA eats most of the fees and taxes (not UK APD) on award tickets, e.g. total fees for a JFK-CDG award on AA metal are $5.60. The same flight shows $284.60 in fees (YR = $258) on ITA.
Using AA miles for JFK-xLHR-CDG on BA metal carries an out-of-pocket cost of $324.60.