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Old Apr 11, 2026 | 7:12 am
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Originally Posted by LilZeppelin
YQ/YR is filed and adjustable, so it’s not random. At any given time, some carriers will be materially lower than others. If you know where the lower surcharges sit for a given segment (a travel agent could be useful for that), you can steer the AA RTW desk to use those—rates will then reprice accordingly.
Of course it isn't random, no one suggested it was.

Originally Posted by LilZeppelin
  • AA metal → $0 YQ (as expected)
I'm sure AA charges YQ/YR on overwater segments.
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