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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 4:09 pm
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rjw242
 
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Originally Posted by rtraveler
Does anyone know why the fees are so high for one way awards? I was looking at 4 one way tickets from Berlin to NYC and I found one TXL-ORY (AB), CDG-JFK (AA). it was $127 per ticket so 120,000 mile + $507 in fees.
$127 per ticket for an international trip is not particularly high. If you want to keep fees as low as possible, stick to AA-operated flights.
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