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
I wasn't suggesting that the full YQ/YR charges on revenue tickets are passed on to a partner's FFP, but they do serve as references and/or caps. I agree that the cost of redemption (YQ/YR included) is negotiated between the operating carrier and the partner's FFP.
Originally Posted by
ashill
AA and BA are part of a revenue sharing joint venture, so any TATL revenue AA collects is shared with BA and vice versa (I believe on a basis pro-rated based on each airline’s TATL capacity, but not sure about the details). AS is not part of that joint venture.
That's what I think. AA seems to have a better deal with BA than AS. OTOH, AA could have marked up these charges but chooses not to. Few of us want to pay such a large charge for an award in the first place.