Unlike my January flight, I paid with frequent flier miles. Still, I was required to pay real money for some of the taxes and fees. Here's the breakdown of the $39.50 I paid for 2 one-way tickets:
US APHIS Fee: 5.00
US INS User Fee: 7.00
US Customs User Fee: 5.50
Other Int'l Charge: 15.80
Other Int'l Charge: 3.70
USA Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee: 2.50
Apparently, redeeming an award ticket results in some waived fees. For example, there wasn't an International Transportation tax of $16.30. Also, the above itinerary doesn't have any connections, so maybe that cuts down on additional airport facility fees.
I have to say that Air France was more specific in describing the fees compared to Delta. Delta informed me that the 5.50, 15.80, and 3.70 were separate charges, but didn't describe what they are. I was able to guess that the 5.50 was the customs fee, since it matched what I had for my January flight. I'm guessing the 15.80 is probably an international airport facility fee, and the 3.70 is an international security fee.
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