AA id90 “Taxes”
02-09-2024 | 03:49 PM
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AA id90 “Taxes”
I don’t use them often because of what a colossal pain in the @$$ their booking system is, but I’ve noticed when I book int’l non-rev travel on AA, the taxes & fees are way higher than what we pay on our own metal. Happened to be traveling on the same flight as a buddy who paid full fair & sure enough, I paid 2x in “taxes” what he did.
Edit: after looking at some other bookings I don’t think it’s just AA but I have noticed it specifically on them- seems to happen more in Latin America, maybe? Just not sure why “taxes” would be variable from one airline to the next. Anyone understand what’s up with this?
Edit: after looking at some other bookings I don’t think it’s just AA but I have noticed it specifically on them- seems to happen more in Latin America, maybe? Just not sure why “taxes” would be variable from one airline to the next. Anyone understand what’s up with this?
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02-10-2024 | 12:24 PM
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02-10-2024 | 01:56 PM
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Have any non-UAL guys encountered this on us? Would be interesting to know if we’re doing the same thing or if it’s only happening in one direction.
02-10-2024 | 02:22 PM
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Who knows- maybe it’s designed with the intention of being confusing.
02-10-2024 | 03:06 PM
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Maybe I'm not understanding. I have JS(I said DH in a previous post in Biden speak) and had to pay a tax even though the ticket price was $0. That was less than a NR tax or much less than than ZED or Buddy pass.
Thus, a flat tax portion and then an additional added tax based on the CC charged "ticket" price.
IOW The .gov is involved(worldwide) so intentionally nebulous as you alluded to.
Thus, a flat tax portion and then an additional added tax based on the CC charged "ticket" price.
IOW The .gov is involved(worldwide) so intentionally nebulous as you alluded to.
02-11-2024 | 09:52 AM
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Yeah although if it was fare based you’d expect the full fare guys to be paying more than the non-revs. I probably would draw the same conclusion at 15% or 20%, but 100% markup feels outside the range of variance I’d expect, so I wondered if anyone knew something I was missing.
Who knows- maybe it’s designed with the intention of being confusing.
Who knows- maybe it’s designed with the intention of being confusing.
02-11-2024 | 10:13 AM
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Your tax rate will also vary for many countries based on the highest cabin class your booking allows you to be placed into.
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