Tax Discrepancy
Aug 17, 2007 | 3:48 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pennsylvania
Programs: AA Platinum Pro, AC *S, Marriott Gold Elite, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 9,791
Tax Discrepancy
I was looking at booking a reward ticket from LGA-YYZ on AA. I have BA miles, AA miles and Asia miles. I called all three programs to compare the taxes. AA charged C$44.xx of tax, Asia Miles C$80.xx and BA C$124.xx! Does anyone know why there is such a difference?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Aug 17, 2007 | 4:07 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Madrid, Spain & Santiago, Chile
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 3,181
I know you said award, but just as a reference, these are the taxes of a normal LGA-YYZ fare chosen at random:
Fare (A1): AA NYCYTO Q14AQNR fare (rules) $128.70
Tax: US Transportation Tax $9.65
Fare (B1): AA YTONYC Q14AQNR fare (rules) $128.70
Tax: US Transportation Tax $9.65
Tax: US September 11th Security Fee $2.50
Tax: US Passenger Facility Charge $4.50
Tax: Canadian Air Travelers Security Charge C$8.42
Tax: Canadian Goods and Services Tax C$1.20
Tax: Toronto Airport Improvement Fee C$20.00
Tax: US Immigration Fee $7.00
Tax: USDA APHIS Fee $5.00
Tax: US Flight Segment Tax $6.80
Fare (A1): AA NYCYTO Q14AQNR fare (rules) $128.70
Tax: US Transportation Tax $9.65
Fare (B1): AA YTONYC Q14AQNR fare (rules) $128.70
Tax: US Transportation Tax $9.65
Tax: US September 11th Security Fee $2.50
Tax: US Passenger Facility Charge $4.50
Tax: Canadian Air Travelers Security Charge C$8.42
Tax: Canadian Goods and Services Tax C$1.20
Tax: Toronto Airport Improvement Fee C$20.00
Tax: US Immigration Fee $7.00
Tax: USDA APHIS Fee $5.00
Tax: US Flight Segment Tax $6.80
Dec 8, 2007 | 5:01 pm
#6
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 26,111
Gosh, I hope my HKG departure tax is covered in this! How much is that alone?