I would suspect that the UA routing was nonstop SFO-LHR and then a BD codeshare up to GLA. Mark Matthew Montano wrote: > Any chances that the AC fare and UA fare are for rides on the same metal? > > That would really be an insult. > > We all know about point-to-point fare structures rather than the route > actually taken, but I was on the return leg of a LGA-YYZ-YVR trip that costs > me $1800USD (or so.) My neighboring passengers heading out of LGA were > heading through YYZ to HKG. Their fare? $850USD round trip. > > The kicker? > > Their plane went through YVR. > > Matthew > > On 6/21/02 4:11 PM, "Mark" <mgreenwood@telus.net> wrote: > > > You can't blame Air Canada for that one. It's probably one of the few things > > you can't blame them for. The difference in the taxes would have been for > > the Canadian Security tax of $24.00 and the rest you can blame Uncle Sam > > for. They are all U.S. taxes. Most notibly you are paying for the > > priveledge of going through U.S. Customs and Immigration and some other fees > > because your Gov't considers the first 200 or so miles of Canada to be in > > the U.S. > > > > Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott Kinniburgh" <SKinniburg@aol.com> > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 8:48 AM > > Subject: Canadian Tax > > > > > >> > While checking fares to GLA/AMS from SFO, I noticed Air Canada is now > >> > charging pax twice as much for tax ($202.03), vs. United Airlines tax > >> > ($78.00....) > >> > > >> > Perhaps Air Canada also needs to have a $3.00 canadian (5 cents US) seat > > sale > >> > for consumers to be able to actually afford their product. > >> > > >> > Shame on you Air Canada/Canadian Goverment...Lufthansa got my business > > this > >> > time! > >> > > >> > Scott SFO > >> > > >