(OK technically Aer Lingus
flights have fuel surcharges, but they are about $ 30, so I am putting them here.)
- Aer Lingus
flights have no fuel surcharges systemwide.
- Alaska
flights have no fuel surcharges systemwide with flight starting at just 4,500 Avios.
- LAN
flights have no fuel surcharges systemwide.
Since Miles & More
flights have fuel surcharges, don't forget to use Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard since the bonus gives you $ 440 in statement credit when redeemed for fuel surcharges or other travel expenses.
Not exact matches
(Update 02/03/17: Air Miles commented to clarify: «Collectors
had told us that they wanted to be able to use more Miles to get
flights, rather than
having to pay so much out of pocket for
fuel surcharges, which are imposed by the airlines.
Aer Lingus
flights does
have a
fuel surcharge, but it is nothing compared to that of British Airways».
For example, a round - trip
flight from New York to Athens, Greece,
has fuel surcharges of ~ $ 251.
You will want to be careful who you fly with to avoid
fuel surcharges, but
flights on Air Berlin and Aer Lingus to Europe will generally
have low
surcharges.
You can use American Airlines miles to book either one, and if you do you'll only
have to pay the
fuel surcharge for the British Airways
flight.
Even though American doesn't
have fuel surcharges on its own
flights, that might not be an option for getting to Europe.
If you
've been avoiding using those Avios points because of the hefty
fuel surcharges that eat into redemptions for overseas
flights on British Airways, look into using your points on domestic fares instead.
Domestic
flights within the U.S. don't
have any
fuel surcharges, so you don't
have to worry about this if you use Miles & More to book a
flight on partners like United and US Airways within the United States.
Of these airlines, some don't fly to the U.S., some
have high
fuel surcharges, and others are notoriously difficult to redeem for partners»
flights.
It is also unlikely that you will save much on the taxes and fees since all
flights have to be operated by US Airways and Aeroplan awards do not charge
fuel surcharges on
flights operated by US Airways.
US Airways Dividend miles redemptions do not
have an associated
fuel surcharge, even on those exact same
flights.
A note on
Fuel Surcharges: The flights above on British and Ibera will have obscene fuel surcharges if we book them with Av
Fuel Surcharges: The flights above on British and Ibera will have obscene fuel surcharges if we book them w
Surcharges: The
flights above on British and Ibera will
have obscene
fuel surcharges if we book them with Av
fuel surcharges if we book them w
surcharges if we book them with Avios.
American Airlines miles aren't the easiest award miles to use to get to Europe, since you will often
have to route through London (higher fees), fly British Airways (high
fuel surcharges on longer
flights), and they limit award availability on their own metal, especially for premium cabin
flights.
For example, that one - way first class
flight from New York to Singapore
had roughly $ 229 in airline
fuel and insurance
surcharges attached to the award ticket.
Some things to bear in mind are that you will want to avoid flying on British Airways operated
flights as those come with very heavy
fuel surcharges (often more than a cash fare
would have cost you).
Even
flights on their own metal can
have hefty
fuel surcharges.
The only silver lining in this whole massacre is that United
has not imposed any
fuel surcharges on Star Alliance partner award
flights.
Virgin Atlantic
has great award redemption values for
flights between the U.S. (especially Eastern U.S.) and Europe in both classes, economy and business, although outrageous Heathrow Airport fees and
fuel surcharges in Upper Class make business class TY redemptions on Virgin a less attractive option.
If you
have to pay high fees or
fuel surcharges on an economy or short - haul
flight, you should be especially cautious about using points for that redemption.
The British Airways award chart is distance based and they also
have a penchant for adding expensive
fuel surcharges to long - haul
flights.
You do
have to watch out for
fuel surcharges, but they don't impose any on United
flights.
Because all these
flights are 650 miles or less, you don't
have to worry about paying a
fuel surcharge with the British Airways or Iberia partner
flights.
Just remember to avoid using British Airways for your transatlantic
flight as they
have very high
fuel surcharges.
Well, British Airways program
has one big flaw, it charges huge
fuel surcharges on many of its longer
flights.
While Miles & More bargains can be spectacular for example, 30,000 miles in economy and 55,000 in business per roundtrip between North America and Europe it also often
has high
fuel surcharges, which can be as much as $ 1,000 for premium class
flights.
Alaska doesn't
have fuel surcharges on any of its
flights, so there's nothing for British Airways to collect.
Domestic
flights within the U.S. don't
have any
fuel surcharges, so you don't
have to worry about this if you use Miles & More to book travel within the United States.
I recommend checking ITA
Flight Matrix and calling the airline, after you
've found award availability, to ask for an estimate of the
fuel surcharges.
You won't
have to pay any
fuel surcharges on
flights departing from Brazil on any airline.
You don't
have to pay
fuel surcharges on any award
flights on United.
Fuel surcharges do apply sometimes, but many
flights do not
have them or they are very low.
Yeah, it
would be the same number of miles, but the
fuel surcharges would be crazy since it
would be on a BA
flight
If you were to book the same American Airlines
flight through British Airways, then a different set of rules
would require you to pay the
fuel surcharge.
Flying Blue does assess
fuel surcharges on award
flights, however the highest we
've seen is around $ 250 for a business class
flight to Europe.
For
flights within Europe, including North Africa and Israel, Flying Blue
has discontinued charging a separate
fuel surcharge.
Flying Blue does assess
fuel surcharges on award
flights, however the highest I
've seen is around $ 250 for a business class
flight to Europe.
Brussels Airlines
has an incredible bargain for
flights between New York and Brussels for 22,000 miles in Economy and 37,000 in business, per round - trip
flight with no
fuel surcharges!
The drawback is that you're going to
have to pay
fuel surcharges for ANA
flights.
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.
You
would need to redeem your
flight on United or other Star Alliance airlines that don't
have or
have lower
fuel surcharges.
If you use your Singapore Airlines miles to book a
flight with Star Alliance partner United, you should not
have to pay
fuel surcharges and if you use your Flying Blue miles to book a
flight with SkyTeam partner Delta you should
have to pay much less in
fuel surcharges.
Asiana does
have the drawback of adding
fuel surcharges to their own
flights.
As you can see, the
fuel surcharges can be pretty hefty and so I
'd try my best to find availability on a United or Air Canada
flight to avoid the charges.
These awards still
have fuel surcharges, but they are usually much less than when booking premium cabin
flights on Virgin Atlantic metal.
Alitalia
has a generous award chart, but it adds prohibitively high
fuel surcharges to some of its
flights.