United Airlines for example, is a great transfer option because they do not
charge fuel surcharges on their award tickets.
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.
Knowing who
charges fuel surcharges on award tickets can make a huge difference in the cash portion of your award ticket.
However, If you are considering accumulating miles for this promotion, keep in mind that Singapore Airlines
charges fuel surcharges on award tickets and this promotion is valid for only saver economy awards on select routes.
Not exact matches
The best part about these redemptions is that Hawaiian Airlines doesn't
charge exorbitant
fuel surcharges on award tickets.
One of the worst extra
charges you can run into
on an
award ticket is a
fuel surcharge, because they can be a few hundred dollars ore more, depending
on the distance traveled.
The Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program isn't that great either since they
charge heavy taxes and
fuel surcharges on award tickets (100K points plus ~ $ 1,300 in taxes from LAX to LHR round trip Upper Class).
Aeroplan
charges a very expensive
fuel surcharge on almost all
award tickets.
Though you can use Avios to fly
on British Airways from the U.S. to Great Britain, the high fees and
fuel surcharges charged by British Airways will often cancel out the savings of an
award ticket.
They never
charge fuel surcharges, they allow free date changes, they have very flexible routing rules, they allow one - way
awards for half the mileage, they have a short - haul
award for 20,000 miles, they allow for a stopover and an open - jaw so that you can really maximize an
award trip into multiple free trips, they have an around - the - world
award to visit tons of cities
on one
award ticket, and they have dozens of partners to fly
on, most of which can be booked
on their website.
Fuel surcharges are another story, as they make up the bulk of the money
charged on award tickets.
If you do now worry about the heft
Fuel surcharge that British Airways
charges on Award tickets you can consider using you Avios and the companion
ticket to fly First Class From North American to Europe.
Although British Airways does not pass
on fuel surcharges for American Airlines flights within North America, they unfortunately do add
charges for
award tickets between the US and Europe
on American Airlines and most other partner flights.
Considering the fact that United does not pass
on carrier imposed
fuel surcharges for
award tickets even
on partners, some people prefer to book partners such as Lufthansa with United miles to avoid these
charges, even though 70,000 miles is higher than other programs would
charge for that flight in business class.