However, since AeroMexico Premier Club passes
along fuel surcharges on award tickets, the value you'll ultimately get from the program depends on the airlines and routes you fly.
On the flip side, Asiana passes
along fuel surcharges on most partner award flights, while United generally doesn't.
That's because American passes
along fuel surcharges levied by British Airways when including the airline in itineraries.
Not exact matches
The cost of high - quality, human - grade ingredients has continued to rise
along with increased shipping costs and
fuel surcharges.
The most important of those advantages is that US airlines don't typically charge
fuel surcharges on award tickets booked on their own flights, and often don't pass
along their partners»
fuel surcharges.
And yes, on most awards British Airways still passes
along «
fuel surcharges» which have nothing to do with
fuel and are therefore better known by their technical name «Blended Use Landing Levies for Safety, Health & Information Technologies.»
Southwest has limited international routes, British Airways is useful for short haul but weak for anything longer, Virgin Atlantic loves passing
along super high
fuel surcharges, and Korean Air promises no online partner redemptions and a ton of hoops to jump through via phone redemptions.
I don't mind the taxes so much, but the
fuel surcharges along with everything else start to become expensive.
While the award levels for flights between the U.S. to Europe may be great (80,000 in business to almost anywhere from the East Coast), the
fuel surcharges along with taxes would be heavy.
The catch is that the Qantas redemption comes
along with nearly $ 1,100 in taxes, fees and
fuel surcharges, compared to less than $ 100 with Alaska.
With that gone, if you're looking to fly Upper Class on Virgin Atlantic, I thought I'd pass
along a friendly reminder that if you redeem Continental Onepass miles for flights on Virgin Atlantic, they do not assess the
fuel surcharge.