Taxes/Charges on QFF Awards on AA flight
Jun 18, 2012, 7:17 pm
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Taxes/Charges on QFF Awards on AA flight
I was checking possible new routes for a QF award I have booked for October when I noticed some additional charges. One of my segments CDG-MIA would now attract charges of Euro195.21. This is more than the charges for my entire trip (CDG-SYD via MIA/LAX) when I booked it last year. If booked as an award via AA on AAdvantage the same flight attracts charges of only $US81.40. The difference (checked through ITA) turns out to be a YR (the new YQ) of Euros130.
I guess this means that AA doesn't charge AAdavantage members for YR but us unlucky flyers through QFF now have to pay it. It's another poke in the eye when we're already paying 30000 QF pts vs only 20000 AA miles (although they aren't directly comparable).
I guess this means that AA doesn't charge AAdavantage members for YR but us unlucky flyers through QFF now have to pay it. It's another poke in the eye when we're already paying 30000 QF pts vs only 20000 AA miles (although they aren't directly comparable).
Last edited by grussellt; Jun 18, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Jun 20, 2012, 1:35 am
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I was checking possible new routes for a QF award I have booked for October when I noticed some additional charges. One of my segments CDG-MIA would now attract charges of Euro195.21. This is more than the charges for my entire trip (CDG-SYD via MIA/LAX) when I booked it last year. If booked as an award via AA on AAdvantage the same flight attracts charges of only $US81.40. The difference (checked through ITA) turns out to be a YR (the new YQ) of Euros130.
I guess this means that AA doesn't charge AAdavantage members for YR but us unlucky flyers through QFF now have to pay it. It's another poke in the eye when we're already paying 30000 QF pts vs only 20000 AA miles (although they aren't directly comparable).
I guess this means that AA doesn't charge AAdavantage members for YR but us unlucky flyers through QFF now have to pay it. It's another poke in the eye when we're already paying 30000 QF pts vs only 20000 AA miles (although they aren't directly comparable).
Jun 20, 2012, 1:55 am
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Jun 20, 2012, 3:13 am
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Jun 20, 2012, 3:41 am
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That is something for which I haven't seen as a definitive answer, but have heard this and would fit in with the logic that have been able to book QF (and BA in the past) flights via AA without the need to pay fuel surcharges since they are neither part of the fare nor part of official taxes
Jun 22, 2012, 8:34 pm
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This has previously been discussed in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...-50-taxes.html