Originally Posted by number_6
Interesting, my own experience is that whenever there was a discrepancy between airlines it was a mistake and rectified when pointed out -- your experience suggests a deliberate difference and no attempt to reconcile it. Too bad if oneworld is starting to fall apart -- how ironic to have a Oneworld branded product that is inconsistent between members!
The more I read about ticket pricing the less I know. It would be interesting (but probably not enlightening) to know how the carriers divide up the ticket price. It almost has to be on a miles-carried basis. Thus a passenger who paid USD10,500 for an AONE is a more valuable butt than one who originated in MRU and paid USD6000, but at least the accountants would have a simple way to come up with a number.
And how the heck do they deal with fuel surcharges? Unlike the taxes and fees breakdown which is cryptic but presumably means something, with fuel surcharge they don't seem to note "paid fuel surcharge for JFK-LHR" on the ticket. How can they account for that? What keeps BA/LHR from looking at my ticket at checkin and demanding USD55 for a little extra kerosene? (AA is becoming famous, in Central America at least, for looking at my ticket, announcing that my airport fees haven't been paid, and charging me a tidy add-collect.).