Originally Posted by
KCnAtl
See post #6 on this thread.
Might be a good idea to have some actual facts before you start tossing out words like "cheating" and "shenanigans"
Government tax entities are not going to charge different airlines different taxes, now are they? When DL's taxes on both paid and award tickets from different countries are over $200 higher, something smells. Also, the total tax on a roundtrip is going to be the same regardless of where the flight originates, now isn't it. Sorry, but your defense of DL's policies fails.
Besides on several I checked, both the fare and ''tax'' were higher from Europe than from the US.
The first time I encountered this, when I was quoted a whopping $332 for taxes and fees, I DID ask why they were so high and the phone rep was real vague, saying she couldn't figure it out exactly. I asked if they had put on a fuel surcharge and she did say she was certain that was not it.