Originally Posted by
irishguy28
But you do arrive in the US, you do depart the US, and you do use the Facilities.
Someone has to pay them.
If the ~$40 is an issue, then go with the airlines that eat that fee for you.
That's my point though, I don't think anyone has to pay them, because there is a $0 fare and no tax is payable when there is a $0 fare. It's not like AA and BA are eating the taxes, they are just not charging them because you don't charge tax on a $0 fare.