Originally Posted by
Swiss Tony
Interesting...
I've just booked YVR-YYZ in C on cash & miles.
BMI is charging £150 in "taxes" whereas aircanada.com prices it out at just £60.
bmindia are adamant that the taxes are all going to AC, but are also refusing to give me a full breakdown of where the tax is going. The tried to tell me that £144 of the charges were related to the airport improvement fee at YVR

Contest it, insist on a breakdown, through
diamond club if necessary. The bulk of the tax on this fare is the 6% Canadian Goods and Services Tax, which clearly should be quite small on a redemption booking. I think they are trying to charge you 6% sales tax on a nominal full-fare Cd$3000+ business return. Sounds similar to the massive taxes being quoted at one stage on bookings from India.