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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 6:09 am
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3Cforme
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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.
Here's the breakdown on coach TXL-ORY/CDG-JFK, available from a hyperlink on aa.com. There are no carrier-imposed fees in this routing: it's all govt. taxes.

Adult fare, taxes and carrier-imposed fees

Base fare $0.00 USD
Per person

PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE (FRANCE) $21.00 USD
AVIATION CIVILE / AIRPORT TAX (FRANCE) $9.10 USD
AIR TRANSPORT TAX (GERMANY) $46.60 USD
SECURITY TAX (GERMANY) $8.20 USD
PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE (GERMANY) $15.40 USD
US APHIS USER FEE (UNITED STATES) $3.96 USD
US FEDERAL INSPECTION FEE (UNITED STATES) $7.00 USD
US CUSTOMS USER FEE (UNITED STATES) $5.50 USD

Total Adult taxes and carrier-imposed fees $116.76 USD
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