ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2016)
Mar 15, 2016, 7:07 pm
#1126
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Atl, GA
Programs: AA EP, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 127
Mar 15, 2016, 7:37 pm
#1127
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,649
Going to Asia costs less than coming back from HKG.
Mar 15, 2016, 7:55 pm
#1128
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,714
US September 11th Security Fee (AY) $5.60
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) $7.50
US International Departure Tax (US) $17.80
HKIA Security Surcharge $6
If you are overnighting in HKG, add another $15.50USD.
Mar 15, 2016, 8:35 pm
#1129
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Atl, GA
Programs: AA EP, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 127
Are those fees/charges standard across the board? just wondering bc I had originally ticketed a JL/AA award for 19.40/person so clearly that math doesn't make sense if these are standard. Also I'm not overnighting in HK.
Mar 15, 2016, 8:47 pm
#1130
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,649
No, this is almost a year out, last week of Jan '17.
Are those fees/charges standard across the board? just wondering bc I had originally ticketed a JL/AA award for 19.40/person so clearly that math doesn't make sense if these are standard. Also I'm not overnighting in HK.
Are those fees/charges standard across the board? just wondering bc I had originally ticketed a JL/AA award for 19.40/person so clearly that math doesn't make sense if these are standard. Also I'm not overnighting in HK.
Mar 15, 2016, 9:09 pm
#1132
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,649
But for HKG-US, it is about right.
HKG charges a $6 security surcharge, which makes the award ticket's "fare" no longer zero. Once this is no longer zero, AA adds a bunch of US government fees to the collect list. These fees are not collected if the fare is zero, which is the case on a booking of US->HKG.
Mar 15, 2016, 9:23 pm
#1133
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Atl, GA
Programs: AA EP, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 127
Called back and spoke with another agent after I got the email confirmation showing that it was $150 plus $17.50/person charge listed for both myself and my wife. The agent said she could not find out what the $150 was for and it should have only been the $17.50/person, so she's putting in a refund request for me.
Mar 15, 2016, 9:37 pm
#1134
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 12
This made me go look at my receipt -- My fees were like this (per person) for DFW-ORD-HKG-BKK and back:
Fare $17.00 USD
Tax/Fee/Charge $125.40
Total $142.40
Fare $17.00 USD
Tax/Fee/Charge $125.40
Total $142.40
Mar 15, 2016, 9:52 pm
#1135
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Atl, GA
Programs: AA EP, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 127
that's for 1 person? anything listed specifically as tax/fee/charge I can understand, if I copy and pasted what my email looks like I'd have you all scratching your heads. The agent on the phone helping me took 10 min to dig and couldn't find an explanation for it.
Mar 15, 2016, 9:54 pm
#1136
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 12
that's for 1 person? anything listed specifically as tax/fee/charge I can understand, if I copy and pasted what my email looks like I'd have you all scratching your heads. The agent on the phone helping me took 10 min to dig and couldn't find an explanation for it.
Mar 15, 2016, 11:34 pm
#1137
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
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Last edited by glocklt4; Mar 15, 2016 at 11:46 pm
Mar 16, 2016, 12:40 am
#1138
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
I have a J award booked for April 4 HKG-EWR, if an F seat HKG-JFK opens up close in, can I change to that at the old mileage rate or will that trigger the new post-3/22 rates?
Mar 16, 2016, 12:44 am
#1139
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC//TLV
Programs: DL-PM; Marriott-Plat; SPG (soon RIP) - Plat, and e/t connected to AMEX Plat
Posts: 112
Ok-- so just to make sure I understand re: close-in booking then cancel but NOT redeposit placeholder:
1) Theoretically, it should work as long as the miles are not redeposited and we use the ticket number and have it exchanged for a new PNR in the future, but not 100% sure this will work (therefore this should be last resort as iadisgreat says)
2) The only 100% sure "placeholder" is a booked award and changing the date/routing keeping the O/D the same. Changes to origin country, and dropping segments etc, we are not 100% sure what will happen (but likely will not be allowed without reprice).
1) Theoretically, it should work as long as the miles are not redeposited and we use the ticket number and have it exchanged for a new PNR in the future, but not 100% sure this will work (therefore this should be last resort as iadisgreat says)
2) The only 100% sure "placeholder" is a booked award and changing the date/routing keeping the O/D the same. Changes to origin country, and dropping segments etc, we are not 100% sure what will happen (but likely will not be allowed without reprice).
Mar 16, 2016, 12:53 am
#1140
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
What if I booked HKG-JFK at some distant date in the future at the current rates, then changed it to April 3-5 should the seat open and cancelled and refunded the J ticket? Would a change of dates even if city pair and class of service is the same trigger the new rates or would it stay at 67.5 for F?