Decoding taxes and fees on a ticket

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VS wrote:
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Traveller wrote:

I understand all of these, but am a bit miffed at getting hit for £49
of
surcharges on a reward ticket which is a mileage redemption!

A few days ago, BA charged me the equivalent of £460 (USD 707)
in surcharges on a single free reward ticket, the bulk of it
in bogus fuel surcharges and other asshole fees that go straight to
BA's bottom line. As I always said, European airlines are the
worst when it comes to nickel-and-diming passengers, and BA
is the bottom of the barrel

Out of interest, what was the routing and class of travel, and did you
get a breakdown on the taxes and fees?

In article ,
Traveller wrote:

A few days ago, BA charged me the equivalent of £460 (USD 707)
in surcharges on a single free reward ticket, the bulk of it
in bogus fuel surcharges and other asshole fees that go straight to
BA's bottom line.

Out of interest, what was the routing and class of travel

Europe Zone 3 to the U.S. roundtrip, business class.

and did you get a breakdown on the taxes and fees?

No. BA, in its typical fashion, does not break these down on the
receipt, but I can figure out that at least USD 514 is the fuel
surcharge for the transatlantic legs, and another USD 78 is the fuel
surcharge for the intra-European legs. The rest must be the standard
government fees and the random bull**** surcharges that BA dumps on
its passengers, like the ``insurance and security'' fee.

It's still a pretty good deal, all things considered, but USD 707 in
surcharges is pretty steep on a ``free'' ticket.