Originally Posted by
deeruck
That's almost like they're just refunding the taxes and not refunding any of the fare.
Originally Posted by
js1993
Or the opposite. AA's fare breakdowns have been insane lately. A $900 LAX-HND a few days ago told me the trip was $99 and the rest carrier-imposed fees. A $600 JFK-LHR told me the trip was ... $11, with the rest carrier-imposed fees.
Carrier-imposed fees have nothing to do with taxes. The breakdown between base fare and carrier imposed fees is essentially irrelevant unless you are trying to do something "tricky" (or trying to look up a fare on EF)