Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
You seem to be confusing airline award carrier surcharges (100% profit) and real taxes, as paid to govt & regulatory authorities. BA can charge high award carrier surcharges.
Flights from LHR & most, but not all, UK airports have the APD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passenger_Duty ADP not payable on UK transit or UK arrivals
That is an important distinction--thank you. I thought it had something to do with UK airports but this flight is from CLT direct to Munich. The flight booked through AA has $5.60 in taxes but the flight booked through BA (the same direct AA flight from CLT to Munich) has $228 in taxes. I clicked through and they are charging a $200 carrier-imposed fee. So, my historic understanding that they only charge the surcharges on flights going through London/UK is and was inaccurate.