Originally Posted by HSaxa
Fare basis is the same on all bookings I've looked at.
Fare (A1): UA SFOPAR SLXSNY1E fare (rules) $269.00
Fare (A2): LH PARSFO SLXSNY1E fare (rules) $214.00
Tax: US September 11th Security Fee $2.50
Tax: US Passenger Facility Charge $4.50
Tax: US International Departure Tax $14.50
Tax: United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge £11.90
Tax: French Airport Tax €8.50
Tax: French International Passenger Service Charge €6.29
Tax: French Aviation Civile Tax €3.92
Tax: US International Arrival Tax $14.50
Tax: German Passenger Service Charge €12.13
Tax: US Customs Fee $5.00
Tax: US Immigration Fee $7.00
Tax: USDA APHIS Fee $5.00
Total for 1 adult passenger: $594.30
OK, so what it seems is happening here is that you are getting the return LH fare without their fuel surchage. When united.com or a UA agent pulls up this fare, the automatic fare calculation adds in a YQ surcharge which is the LH fuel surcharge. I think it might be $55 for transatlantic trips and maybe more for the intra-Europe connection, or, maybe it is waived for connections to intercontiental, I can't recall.
In this case, it seems ITA is incorrect, but united.com & the UA agents are correct. I guess it had to happen sometime.
Originally Posted by HSaxa
Really? even though it is UA metal?
Yes. But you can't upgrade that fare anyway since it is an S fare. If you want to upgrade in advance, you have to book UA flights with UA flight numbers.