I rebuilt the first part of a RTW
was: OSL-HEL-ICN-(HKG)-PER…..
now: OSL-DOH-PER…..
with the rest of the trip (Oz, US on DONE4) unchanged.

For this alteration AA has charged me $465 for one passenger and $310 for the other. This includes 2x$125 change fee.

I was surprised that taking out a country and thereby reducing the airport departures by two caused the price to go *up* by $525. But then I have changed the originating carrier from AY to QR so is that the cause?

These surcharges seem an arcane art. Does this surcharge difference sound right?