Originally Posted by
rankourabu
So, question is - is every other single airline and spin-off ffp (like Avios) just incredibly generous and/or erronosuly doesnt charge this tax
OR
Air Canada is collecting a bogus tax that they are not supposed to.
I am going to go with (b). Sorry.
Who besides AC charges a surcharge on award travel between Canada & the US? I'm not happy to pay the US transportation tax, but that is why AC is collecting it on award tickets and not other issuing carriers. Also, note that it is not collected on AP tickets for travel on United.