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Old May 28, 2017 | 4:09 am
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
The carrier surcharge is a fare component rather than a tax

By including a BA sector for which there are carrier surcharges, then the ticket no longer has a fare of zero and so the other taxes become due
Makes sense now. I still find it intriguing that a US departure tax is only due because there's a fuel surcharge on a European segment, but at least there's now an understandable explanation. As always, thanks Dave Noble for your expertise on this forum.

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