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Old May 5, 2025 | 11:26 am
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Originally Posted by xliioper
I wouldn't assume YQ/YR charged on revenue fares necessarily has any relevance to carrier-imposed surcharges on award bookings. It would seem likely it's negotiated on carrier-by-carrier basis (does anyone really expect AA to eat costs here?). YQ/YR can go up and down (usually up) and can actually also vary by season on same routes.
Is it even clear that the ticketing carrier pays any of the YQ it collectsto BA? I seem to recall that when LA was part of oneworld, LA award tickets for travel on BA had no carrier surcharges.
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