Originally Posted by
stabapch
Which carrier are you using? That seems alot less money than what I was reading based on taxes and base pay for international travel.
American. You pay nothing except taxes internationally.
Delta is the same, but you only get 6 calendar days of oceanic crossings for free each year before you pay. South America does not seem to be included in that.
United charges more for premium cabins, which is stupid.
A round trip to Beijing on AA in business is $29 in taxes, compared to about $250 round trip on United.
Keep in mind, if you travel with a passrider (or they travel on their own), you get the imputed income (was roughly $500 for my passrider to Beijing).