I actually discourage you from using Avios for British Airways flights since
they add on fuel surcharges.
Not exact matches
Some, including Air Canada,
add fuel surcharges for points flights that are passed
on by Aeroplan in addition to other applicable taxes and airport fees.
The flag carrier of Mexico is not a very popular airline for North American frequent flyer aficionados because it usually
adds fuel surcharges to its partners» rewards flights, and because finding Aeroméxico availability, especially for premium flights
on partners, can be a daunting task.
It doesn't
add a
fuel surcharge to award flights redeemed
on most of its international partners (other than British Airways and Iceland Air).
An additional Travel Time and
Fuel Surcharge Fee is
added to the first hour ($ 10 to $ 30 depending
on your location in the Jackson Hole, WY / Teton Valley, ID area).
Between British Airways»
fuel surcharges from London to Johannesburg and the prohibitive Exit Tax levied by the UK
on all departing flights, taxes and fees
added up to an eye - watering $ 729.90 for one Economy seat roundtrip.
American Airlines will only
add fuel surcharges for travel
on British Airways and Iberia.
However, United truly was the best program to use your miles in due to the fact that there were no
fuel surcharges added on all Star Alliance carriers.
Avoid awards that place you
on British Airways flights unless you want to pay steep
fuel surcharges that
add hundreds of dollars to the cost of your redemption.
On top of that, Virgin Atlantic miles are super dreadful because of the enormous fuel surcharges that Virgin Atlantic insists on adding to their «free» ticket
On top of that, Virgin Atlantic miles are super dreadful because of the enormous
fuel surcharges that Virgin Atlantic insists
on adding to their «free» ticket
on adding to their «free» tickets.
A United round - trip ticket in business class will only cost you 88,000 ANA award miles, or 55,000 award miles in economy, and ANA doesn't
add fuel surcharges on United flights.
Awards
on some of these airlines
add fuel surcharges — the highest are typically British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Royal Jordanian, and Qatar.
Aeroplan
adds very high taxes and
fuel surcharges to redemptions
on Air Canada flights making Aeroplan miles worth less than 1 cent for most popular routes.
AA
adds fuel surcharges on some flights to Europe:
These award redemption rates aren't terrible at the moment but keep in mind, KrisFlyer does
add fuel surcharges for award bookings
on certain airlines.
Virgin is not the best use of rewards points —
adding heavy
fuel surcharges to flights across the Atlantic — but you may be able to find good values
on domestic flights with some of Virgin's airline partners.
But since British Airways
adds huge
fuel surcharges to tickets
on its own planes going overseas, you need to find a partner of British Airways that flies directly to Dublin from the U.S. And that partner is Aer Lingus.
Singapore charges more moderate
fuel surcharges on its own flights than it usually
adds to most of its airline partners.
Singapore Airlines» award chart is not the cheapest and they do
add fuel surcharges on award tickets (except
on domestic United Airlines flights).
The biggest problem with British Airways» program is that it
adds prohibitively high
fuel surcharges to award flights
on its own metal and
on some partners.
Unless you can find an award seat
on Delta or Korean Air, it's best to avoid booking through SkyTeam since Delta
adds fuel surcharges to most of its other partners.
Virgin Atlantic
adds hefty
fuel surcharges on its own awards.
The issue, as always with this airline, is BA's insistence
on adding ridiculous
fuel surcharges on to award tickets.
Of their Star Alliance partners that fly to Europe from the U.S., Air Canada does not
add fuel surcharges to awards booked
on the following airlines:
For instance, foreign airlines routinely
add «
fuel surcharges»
on award redemptions that more than cover the additional cost of higher
fuel prices.
Unlike some frequent flyer programs, United MileagePlus does not
add fuel surcharges to award flights, even if you book
on partner airlines.
Note that American does
add fuel surcharges for flights
on Iberia, but they are moderate compared to British Airways.
You shouldn't fly over the Atlantic
on British Airways since they
add a considerable
fuel surcharge on long - haul flights.
Cathay Pacific
fuel surcharges are quite small
on its own metal (only $ 14 for travel between Hong Kong and the U.S.), but they
add hefty
surcharges to most of their airline partners, even some American Airlines flights.
Always watch for the
fuel surcharges as British Airways
adds them to their award tickets
on most other carriers as well.
On the other hand, a Singapore Air flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo costs 40,000 points roundtrip, and the airline doesn't
add any
fuel surcharges.
Qatar Airways
adds fuel surcharges to its award tickets, but the award chart is reasonable for awards
on its own flights.
Singapore's KrisFlyer is an excellent program, especially when flying
on Singapore Airlines but it also requires many miles for travel
on its partners, and
adds fuel surcharges.
As you may have noticed above, if you are using miles
on an airline that
adds a
fuel surcharge you may be able to get around it by redeeming
on a partner airline.
Unfortunately, Aeromexico
adds fuel surcharges to their own flights, and to tickets booked
on partner airlines where applicable.
If you read this blog
on a regular basis, you probably know that British Airways
adds high
fuel surcharges to all their long flights.
US Airways and United are the two U.S. - based airlines that never
add fuel surcharges on any flights.
Nearly all European and Asian airlines
add fuel surcharges on international flights.
American Airlines doesn't
add them to its own international award flights, but if you use AAdvantage miles to book a flight
on partner British Airways, you'll get
fuel -
surcharged.
And not all programs have
fuel surcharges, just as most North American programs don't
add them to awards
on most partners, South American programs are a place to go to avoid
fuel surcharges too.
The number one thing I'd bet
on is that Copa will not
add fuel surcharges to award tickets.
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You could also consider using it to fly to London because though it would cost you more Avios to
add in an extra segment, you'd still be saving a lot of money
on those British taxes and
fuel surcharges, so if you have a lot of Avios but want to save cash, that could be a workaround option for you.
Then in 2011 Aeroplan announced a huge award chart devaluation, which was quickly followed by them
adding fuel surcharges for travel
on most Star Alliance partner carriers without advance notice.
Considering AAdvantage from now... Just one thing to
add to your list: flights within Brazil
on TAM have no
fuel surcharge either.
The trick to getting the most value from your British Airways Avios is to focus
on the partner award flights that it doesn't
add fuel surcharges to.
Be aware that for Aeroplan flights with most airlines except United and a few others have
fuel surcharges on them that can
add up.
ANA scrapped
fuel surcharges on April 1 for its own flights, but it still
adds them to most other carriers.
When searching for Award space
on Delta it seems that Flying Blue is
adding fuel surcharges for Delta flights when originating in Europe (example Stuttgart to Atlanta
on March, 1st 2016 with
surcharges of $ 277.76, where $ 141.00 of that are
fuel surcharges).
@bobbie thing is i am torn
on qantas miles, long haul awards are crazy expensive especially in premium cabins and they
add fuel surcharges to awards even when there's no
fuel surcharge on the ticket itself (like qantas international flights departing australia).