United miles are among the most valuable of the big three carriers (United, Delta, and American) because the airline doesn't
collect fuel surcharges on any award tickets and because it allows a free stopover on round - trip tickets.
Not exact matches
Reports are that the original memo said specifically that
fuel surcharges were to be
collected on award tickets.
That represents a 25 - 33 % increase in costs for what were already the most expensive
awards, and British Airways is STILL
collecting fuel surcharges on these
tickets.
If you are
collecting miles with United, Avianca, TACA, or US Airways (soon to be part of One World Alliance), you don't need to worry about it because they don't pass
on fuel surcharges to
award tickets.
British Airways is the poster child when it comes to
collecting fuel surcharges (YQ)
on award tickets.