Originally Posted by
MNSWEEps
I am booking a one way flight from LAX to BOM and AA comes up with BA flight for 40k miles + $287 fees !! WTH .. The cash price is around $450.. anyway I can reduce the fees while using my miles?
This is all laid out in the following thread related to partner Surcharges ("YQ"):
Carrier Imposed Surcharge / YQ: AA award on BA / British (& IB) & avoiding it