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Old May 31, 2017, 7:58 am
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teddy25
 
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YQ on a connection only. BA does it because they can.

Confirmed with the rate desk, the YQ is triggered by the connection.



Originally Posted by Dave Noble
Unless recently changed, AA definitely did impose YQ for european sectors on BA for a transatlantic journey even though BA would not charge YQ for a standalone booking; is that a breakdown for an award journey?

Passenger service charge would apply even for a standalone LHR-ORD

Checking for a business class award WAW-ORD via LHR using BA-AA, the breakdown shows

Taxes $90.66
Carrier-Imposed Fees $40.00

with the taxes broken down as


AIRPORT TAX (POLAND) $16.00 USD
PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE (POLAND) $0.10 USD
PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE (UNITED KINGDOM) $40.10 USD
TRANSPORTATION TAX (UNITED STATES) $18.00 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

and

CARRIER-IMPOSED FEES $40.00 USD

In your breakdown it even showed CARRIER-IMPOSED FEES $32.00 USD - which is what AA applies in economy class
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