This can be part of a strategy
for avoiding fuel surcharges because Iberia includes generally lower fuel surcharges than British Airways.
What's left
for avoiding fuel surcharges with Avios?
That's something we tend to be picky about since American Airlines and United are such good mileage programs
for avoiding fuel surcharges,
Because you can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to United Airlines, those points are relatively easy to earn, and they're the best airline
for avoiding fuel surcharges.
Not exact matches
Avios adds large
fuel surcharges to American Airlines flights to Europe, so
avoid using Avios
for those flights
Redemptions
for flights on British Airways will incur
fuel surcharges, so it is best to
avoid flights on British Airways where possible.
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.
When you look
for an award flight, always pay attention to the cash portions of your ticket to
avoid or minimize
fuel surcharges imposed by some Delta partner airlines.
Aeroplan is great because you can book one way awards,
avoid fuel surcharges on airlines like United and Singapore Airlines, they have one of the best search engines (although it can be a bit slow), and a lot of their redemption rates
for business class are pretty reasonable.
Award seats aren't as cheap as they were a few years ago, but, you can still
avoid the
fuel surcharge that British Airways will charge
for their long - haul flights.
You will also
avoid the hefty
fuel surcharges that British Airways and Iberia can charge
for long - haul flights too!
Just remember to
avoid using British Airways
for your transatlantic flight as they have very high
fuel surcharges.
You can use your miles on 20 partner airlines, and Delta not only allows one - way travel
for half the miles, but also an open jaw, which you can use to
avoid fuel surcharges if your flight home originates in Europe.
For example, use United Airlines miles to book an award with no
fuel surcharges, or book an airline that doesn't pass through London so you can
avoid the high passenger duty on business and first class travel.
Both loyalty currencies cost around the same in the promotions but with MileagePlus miles you can
avoid paying
fuel surcharges when using them on United and a number of other airlines and, on top of that, you can purchase long - haul premium cabin awards on United
for fewer miles than you can on British Airways.
To
avoid high
fuel surcharges you should book on Polish LOT which costs between 100 to 200 $
for a round trip flight from Europe to the US.
Since the goal of MTH is to travel
for next - to - nothing, you want to
avoid fuel surcharges.
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.
Avoid using British Airways
for long - hauls because they have very high
fuel surcharges.
You can use it to determine which program has the cheapest awards, evaluate your options
for transferring points, and potentially
avoid fuel surcharges.
A lot of people really appreciated my Master Chart of
Avoiding Fuel Surcharges, so I decided to make a chart that's a resource
for which airlines can be searched on which sites.
See the Master List of
Avoiding Fuel Surcharges or posts on the specific mileage program
for more.
Hopefully these tips have given you some food
for thought when it comes to
avoiding the huge
fuel surcharges for which British Airways has gained notoriety.
the real need is
for a comprehensive look at how to
avoid or minimize
fuel surcharges on international tickets..........
Definitely learn what they are good
for, use them
for those types of trips, and
avoid the
fuel surcharges.
If you wanted to
avoid fuel surcharges, AA and United (via UR points) are both good
for that, but they won't help you out with London's airport taxes unfortunately.
But if you can
avoid the
fuel surcharges, ANA is a great «secret weapon»
for sure.
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.