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by pmcginn 2910 days ago
That's not true--this article is about airline fees, not government fees, and AA counts airline fees when they calculate EQD's. From AA.com:

"EQDs are awarded based on ticket price (includes base fare plus carrier-imposed fees, but excludes government-imposed taxes and fees)"
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imgabe 2909 days ago
When I look at the receipt from my ticket I see:

    FARE-USD 	$ 440. 	93
    TAXES AND CARRIER-IMPOSED FEES 	$ 61.67
    TICKET TOTAL 	$ 502. 	60
Then when I go to the account summary and see the EQD awarded from that trip, it's 440, which is only the amount of the fare. Maybe it was only taxes on that ticket and no carrier fees though.
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