That means it's important to pre-pay for travel fees such
as airline surcharges — airlines add extra fees for items like peak holiday travel days ($ 10 - $ 50), seat selection, and more.
That means it's important to pre-pay for travel fees such
as airline surcharges — airlines add -LSB-...]
You can use the Aeroplan Miles accrued to win a free first class flight and also cover additional travel costs such
as the airline surcharges, fees and taxes as the charges associated with your ticket.
Not exact matches
Consumer groups want the competition regulator to apply the same pressure on
airlines to slash fuel
surcharges as it is on petrol retailers for price - gouging rural motorists.
Driven by security and environmental concerns
as well
as skyrocketing oil prices — United
Airlines more than doubled its fuel
surcharge per ticket to $ 50 on January 12 — the aviation industry continues to cut back on fuel burn
as it searches for cleaner, cheaper alternatives.
While United doesn't have a glowing reputation for its inflight product or service, you won't get hit with carrier - imposed
surcharges even when booking through a partner
airline such
as ANA.
This is especially frustrating for business class and first class award tickets, and even worse if you book on an
airline that hits you with steep carrier - imposed
surcharges (such
as British Airways).
Don't use if: You're flying the long - haul,
as you'll be hit with hundreds of dollars in fuel
surcharges (EXCEPT when you fly with American
Airlines.)
«Taxes and Other Charges» includes the following, when /
as applicable to
Airline Travel Rewards or Flexible Travel Rewards: taxes of any kind, departure or arrival fees, security or other charges, fuel or other surcharges, fees for additional services, tips, port fees, or any other levy imposed by or with the authority of any government, airline or other third
Airline Travel Rewards or Flexible Travel Rewards: taxes of any kind, departure or arrival fees, security or other charges, fuel or other
surcharges, fees for additional services, tips, port fees, or any other levy imposed by or with the authority of any government,
airline or other third
airline or other third party;
If you want to avoid fuel
surcharges at all costs, you may want to find another travel program (such
as United
Airlines) that never levees a fuel
surcharge.
Do: Delta doesn't charge a fuel
surcharge on most partner flights (when the flight originates from the U.S.), such
as on Air France, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, and China
Airlines.
As with all
airline reward programs, you will need to pay for the taxes, fees and fuel
surcharges even if you are paying for your flights using your miles.
The fare paid is defined
as the ticket price plus any
surcharges levied by the
airline.
As a result, if you are able to redeem award tickets on partner
airlines, you will save the fuel
surcharge.
If you book awards on partners such
as Brussels
Airlines, Swiss Air, or United
Airlines, these
surcharges won't be a problem.
You'll need to look out for fuel
surcharges on some flights,
as well
as navigate a phone reservations line to book flights with partner
airlines.
Unfortunately, in November 2017, Japan
Airlines began assessing cash
surcharges on awards
as high
as $ 1,600 for a US to Dubai roundtrip.
That fare includes all transportation fees,
surcharges and taxes, but any extras will cost you with Frontier,
as it's the case with budget
airlines.
Be mindful of high fuel
surcharges with some
airlines in the Star Alliance, such
as Lufthansa or Swiss International Air Lines.
Don't use if: You're flying the long - haul,
as you'll be hit with hundreds of dollars in fuel
surcharges (EXCEPT when you fly with American
Airlines.)
Singapore is an alliance partner
as well, but since you can't redeem LifeMiles for Singapore First, I'd recommend just transferring to Singapore
Airlines directly since they are also a transfer partner) Compared to United or Air Canada redemptions, a key to LifeMiles is that they don't pass on any carrier's fuel
surcharges.
As airlines increase the cost of award travel, add on yet more
surcharges and restrict the availability of awards the value of miles / points will decrease....
If you book a flight through an OTA, you'll usually pay the exact same price
as if you went to the
airline, though a few
airlines are beginning to impose
surcharges to cover their (meager) commissions.
As a comparison, if you were to use AAdvantage miles on American
Airlines (an
airline that does not impose fuel
surcharges) these would be the costs (Using MileSAAver Awards):
Remember to use American
Airlines miles for these awards (if at all possible)
as you'll incur horrendous
surcharges if you use your Avios balance.
The issue,
as always with this
airline, is BA's insistence on adding ridiculous fuel
surcharges on to award tickets.
Most of the rest of the Membership Rewards
airline partners (such
as Air France, ANA, Aeroplan) charge stupid fuel
surcharges on most of their flights, which makes them mostly useless for those of us who are so cheap that we don't even want to pay a few hundred dollars for a premium redemption.
Sometimes known
as «fuel
surcharges» — although they no longer have much to do with the price of fuel — carrier - imposed
surcharges are never collected by United
Airlines when you book award tickets.
All flights operated by Lufthansa,
as well
as most flights operated by partner
airlines, will require you to pay carrier - imposed
surcharges, also known
as fuel
surcharges.
While United doesn't have a glowing reputation for its inflight product or service, you won't get hit with carrier - imposed
surcharges even when booking through a partner
airline such
as ANA.
Though Miles & More awards carry high fuel
surcharges, their redemption rates are relatively comparable to the main domestic
airlines, though occasionally with a bit of a discount, such
as 50,000 miles for round - trip flights between the U.S. and Europe in economy class.
For those flying from Hong Kong, you'll have the added benefit of not being hit with carrier - imposed
surcharges as Hong Kong does not allow
airlines to add these sometimes egregious fees to tickets.
Avoid redeeming Asiana Club miles on
airlines with heavy fuel
surcharges (such
as most European
airlines, including British Airways, Lufthansa and others) for transoceanic travel.
The
airline adds fuel
surcharges to its own flights,
as well
as those of some of its partners.
Still, it is worth noting that 126,000 miles is still cheaper than a United partner award (140,000) and with no fuel
surcharges, the higher mileage requirement isn't
as bad
as it first appears compared to those other
airlines.
There are some exceptions, such
as Air Berlin, American
Airlines (on non-Europe routes), Qantas, JAL, etc., and there are very little fees when you fly on Cathay's own metal, so it's definitely possible to put together itineraries while avoiding or greatly minimizing
surcharges.
Some frequent flyer programs will pass on those carrier - imposed
surcharges on award tickets while others, such
as United
Airlines, do not pass on these
surcharges.
One thing that is very consistent across
airlines is that taxes and fees are charged
as well, so watch out for
airlines with high fuel
surcharges.
Carrier
surcharges apply to award travel on some other Flying Blue partners,
as well, and can vary from about $ 30 to $ 180 each way depending on the destination and
airline.
The
airline also adds fuel
surcharges to its own flights,
as well
as to some of its partners.
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.
If you carefully choose
airlines and avoid the ones with fuel
surcharges, you can, sometimes save
as much
as 50 % of the miles.
Last month, Japan
Airlines and All Nippon Airways eliminated their fuel
surcharges on flights originating outside Japan, and they are considering a similar step for Japan - originating service
as well.
This is because of the lack of fuel
surcharges as well
as the large number of
airlines covered between those two alliances, Star Alliance and One World Alliance.
This is why Japan's two largest carriers, ANA and Japan
Airlines, aren't imposing fuel
surcharges right now, but
as the price of fuel continues to climb, they will likely reintroduce them.
It also requires high fees and
surcharges unless you book with certain
airlines, such
as Delta, making this a great option.
As an example, if you were to book a Turkish
Airlines flight from JFK to IST (Istanbul) with ANA, you'd pay about $ 340 in fuel
surcharges.
For flights to Europe, you might only find availability on a partner
airline that adds huge carrier
surcharges (fees charged on top of the base fare), such
as British Airways.
Other options often don't pan out, such
as British Airways (high
surcharges) and American
Airlines (limited award space).
These
airline programs all collect carrier
surcharges and have other limits that make it difficult to book complex awards, which is why they aren't worth
as much
as, say, miles with United
Airlines or Alaska
Airlines (both closer to 2 cents each).