Guide: Infant / lap child fares & fees for AA travel, including award & upgrades
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Apr 23, 16, 10:32 am
#46
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Indeed. Rather it's often been the case that the operating carrier at the airport charges my relatives way less for lap child tickets purchased the night before or on day of travel than what the adult ticketing carrier asks when doing the lap child booking, for example, over the phone with AA weeks or months in advance. It's not always a huge difference, but the price difference may vary (in either direction) from phone call to phone call even when the calls are done within minutes of each other or overlapping in time.
I already booked it. CX was $415 and JL was $315. My award ticket is business class both ways.
Guess I got lucky?
Apr 23, 16, 1:34 pm
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Originally Posted by jmschn
I was quoted $730 RT. Is that a good deal then based on your initial thoughts?
I already booked it. CX was $415 and JL was $315. My award ticket is business class both ways.
Guess I got lucky?
I already booked it. CX was $415 and JL was $315. My award ticket is business class both ways.
Guess I got lucky?
Apr 23, 16, 1:43 pm
#48
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Originally Posted by jmschn
I was quoted $730 RT. Is that a good deal then based on your initial thoughts?
I already booked it. CX was $415 and JL was $315. My award ticket is business class both ways.
Guess I got lucky?
I already booked it. CX was $415 and JL was $315. My award ticket is business class both ways.
Guess I got lucky?
Apr 25, 16, 1:57 pm
#49
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I was told a lap child to Cancun was 10% of fees plus taxes so I assumed around $125 per child, but I just got off the phone and only paid $17 for JFK-CUN RT. Anyone know why that is?
Apr 25, 16, 2:49 pm
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Are the taxes to Mexico only $17? I thought they were closer to $75 per ticket. And in a different forum I think they said there used to be no fees on AA to Mexico, but they changed it and now it's back to 10%. Really just curious but obviously happy to save a few $.
Apr 25, 16, 2:55 pm
#52
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Originally Posted by yoshapman
Are the taxes to Mexico only $17? I thought they were closer to $75 per ticket. And in a different forum I think they said there used to be no fees on AA to Mexico, but they changed it and now it's back to 10%. Really just curious but obviously happy to save a few $.
Fare $0
USDA APHIS Fee (XA) US$3.96
US Immigration Fee (XY) US$7.00
US Customs Fee (YC) US$5.50
Total $16.46
May 6, 16, 8:52 pm
#53
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Child Fare on AA
Hello all,
I am planning to take a trip on AA with my daughter. When I called a travel agent, they provided me with airfare for me and another one for her. She received the child fare which is about $150 less than mine.
When I went on AA.com, it always pulled the same airfare for both hers and mine even when I had entered her as a child on my search. Is this something that I would have to call AA customer service for to get the child fare?
The reason I prefer going online was because it allowed me to find different/better routing myself than to have to go back and forth with the travel agent. Granted that I didn't see the exact routing and priced that on AA.com as what the travel agent had given me.
This is for international flight which part of it is flown on other airlines in addition to AA.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
FHD
I am planning to take a trip on AA with my daughter. When I called a travel agent, they provided me with airfare for me and another one for her. She received the child fare which is about $150 less than mine.
When I went on AA.com, it always pulled the same airfare for both hers and mine even when I had entered her as a child on my search. Is this something that I would have to call AA customer service for to get the child fare?
The reason I prefer going online was because it allowed me to find different/better routing myself than to have to go back and forth with the travel agent. Granted that I didn't see the exact routing and priced that on AA.com as what the travel agent had given me.
This is for international flight which part of it is flown on other airlines in addition to AA.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
FHD
May 6, 16, 8:58 pm
#54
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I think it's going to be difficult to get help unless you provide some more details, including age of child, origin and destination, class of service, etc.
May 6, 16, 9:19 pm
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Looking at AA's fares using ITA, it seems that AA doesn't offer a child discount.
Travel to some locations ( such as UK ) there may be lower taxes to pay ( e.g. in UK the APD of 106 (economy) or $212 (other classes)) is not charged on child fares
You may be better off with a different carrier
Travel to some locations ( such as UK ) there may be lower taxes to pay ( e.g. in UK the APD of 106 (economy) or $212 (other classes)) is not charged on child fares
You may be better off with a different carrier
Jun 9, 16, 7:34 pm
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Originally Posted by whitesol
I feel like I just got a steal. Our trip in first class (business for the last leg) only cost us $153 for our lap child! This was booked through AA on JAL and CX!
SFO > HND > HKG > CEB
SFO > HND > HKG > CEB
Jun 9, 16, 7:51 pm
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That IS a steal!
Just before the deval, I paid over $800 for a lap child for the following RT itinerary:
Sea-(AS in F)-LAX-(AA in F)-NRT-(JL in C)-KUL. Return BKK-(CX in C)-HKG-(CX in C)-NRT-(JL in C)-YVR-(AS in Y)-SEA.
Just before the deval, I paid over $800 for a lap child for the following RT itinerary:
Sea-(AS in F)-LAX-(AA in F)-NRT-(JL in C)-KUL. Return BKK-(CX in C)-HKG-(CX in C)-NRT-(JL in C)-YVR-(AS in Y)-SEA.
