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Booked two AAdvantage Frequent Flyer Business Class tickets for 200,000 miles from DFW to London. The seats were not available on the AA non-stop and so was routed to the east coast and then on British Airways to London and same story on the return leg.
The additional fee's were ridiculous & I asked for a breakdown since they do not offer one up front.
I found that BA is charging $904 per person for a fuel surcharge. I then find out BA charges $90+ per person per segment if we want to get assigned seats prior to 24 hours before the flight.
To say this is a rip off is truly an understatement. Unfortunately these days, we can do nothing other than complain.
British Airways can rest assured that they will never get my butt on one of their aircraft in the future. I'm sure they could care less but I feel much better now although a bit poorer.