You won't pay
fuel surcharges since Delta does not levy those fees on its own award flights.
You'll also avoid
fuel surcharges since you won't be doing a straightforward award redemption.
Not exact matches
Since award flights booked with United miles do not incur
fuel surcharges, this can be a great way to keep your out - of - pocket costs down.
That scheme would bring your
fuel surcharges down to reasonable double digits,
since Flying Blue doesn't add
surcharges to Delta.
South African Airways flights should be avoided, though,
since ANA
fuel surcharges tend to be high with them.
Well, Air France's Flying Blue program also has
fuel surcharges, and
since Delta now allows one - way redemptions, they've lost that advantage too.
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.
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.
I actually discourage you from using Avios for British Airways flights
since they add on
fuel surcharges.
When you run your search on ANA's site, make sure you choose flights that are operated by United Airlines,
since many other Star Alliance partners will require you to pay significant
fuel surcharges.
We want to avoid London if possible
since we scared of high
fuel surcharges and tax that they charge there.
American will still collect some taxes and fees, but they will be reduced
since it does not pass on the cost of any
fuel surcharges for award travel on Etihad.
But
since British Airways adds huge
fuel surcharges to tickets on its own planes going overseas, you need to find a partner of British Airways that flies directly to Dublin from the U.S. And that partner is Aer Lingus.
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.
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).
I love the Chase Sapphire Preferred
since the points are so flexible and you don't have to worry about
fuel surcharges.
Keep in mind, though, that
since Singapore adds
fuel surcharges, you will have to pay a nearly $ 300
fuel surcharge for one - way travel.
Unless you can find an award seat on Delta or Korean Air, it's best to avoid booking through SkyTeam
since Delta adds
fuel surcharges to most of its other partners.
His other frequent flyer miles might be better used for these trips
since United still does not collect
fuel surcharges on awards and American does this only for a small number of partners.
Buying miles is often cheaper than booking a long - haul business class award, especially
since United does not collect
fuel surcharges on any of its awards.
China Airlines imposes
fuel surcharges, but they have been cut almost in half
since the drop in global
fuel costs.
Flights within Europe are OK,
since the airline does not add
fuel surcharges in that region.
My preferred method of getting to New Zealand would be to book a roundtrip with ANA miles on United Airlines
since they don't pass on
fuel surcharges and your total fees would be minimal.
Since award flights booked with United miles do not incur
fuel surcharges, this can be a great way to keep your out - of - pocket costs down.
However,
since AeroMexico Premier Club passes along
fuel surcharges on award tickets, the value you'll ultimately get from the program depends on the airlines and routes you fly.
Yeah, it would be the same number of miles, but the
fuel surcharges would be crazy
since it would be on a BA flight
You shouldn't fly over the Atlantic on British Airways
since they add a considerable
fuel surcharge on long - haul flights.
Since the goal of MTH is to travel for next - to - nothing, you want to avoid
fuel surcharges.
I did have to pay about $ 295 in taxes / fees /
fuel surcharges on my Air Canada award
since the
fuel surcharge was about $ 211.
I could have used 110,000 United miles sans
fuel surcharge, but
since I don't have United status nor the Chase United Club card, I would have been charged $ 75 for close - in ticketing (Lufthansa First can generally only be booked within 2 weeks of departure).
You'll also notice I call them «carrier - imposed
surcharges» rather than «
fuel surcharges»
since fuel prices have dropped and the rationale for these
surcharges disappeared.
If you are traveling through London, you can save hundreds of dollars by flying on American Airlines across the Atlantic, then transferring to British Airways in Europe for the flight to Santorini
since BA does not impose
fuel surcharges on flights within Europe.
And if you book on Delta, you won't have to pay any fees,
since the airline does not levy
fuel surcharges.
You can book these partners by calling in to Singapore Airlines and take advantage of their very reasonable redemption rates but you will have to pay
fuel surcharges,
since Singapore Airlines charges them on every partner airlines except for United.
But the airline's booking policy is important to know about if you're traveling to Europe,
since it adds
fuel surcharges to one - way flights that originate there.
Since United does not fly to South Africa, you'll have to pay
fuel surcharges if you want to get there with ANA miles.
The
fuel surcharge is even lower when you fly to other regions in Asia, which makes no sense,
since all ANA flights are all routed via Japan.
However, if you booked the same flights with Aeroplan, you'd only pay $ 50 in fees
since you don't have to pay the
fuel surcharges with Aeroplan.
Hopefully that change doesn't also get matched by the British Airways version of the program, especially
since you can move points from Iberia to BA to make those redemptions with the arbitrage then saving on
fuel surcharges (just as the reverse version of arbitrage can be used to save on
fuel surcharges when redeeming for Iberia flights).
Since it's such a short leg, it didn't add much distance to the trip nor did it add any significant
fuel surcharges so essentially I have a one - way trip with 3 stopovers!
But Flying Blue miles are good for getting you to Europe on Delta flights with no
fuel surcharges, which is a big plus,
since the previous options to book Delta flights with Ultimate Rewards were more restrictive.
For that reason and
since taxes and
fuel surcharges are usually the same for business class and first class, consider booking British Airways First.
Avios have actually gotten more valuable
since USAirways joined OneWorld as you can use them on all American and USAirways flights within the Western Hemisphere without any
fuel surcharges.
That's something we tend to be picky about
since American Airlines and United are such good mileage programs for avoiding
fuel surcharges,
Premium cabin travel can still make good sense even when paying the
fuel surcharges,
since there's a huge savings relative to purchased tickets.
Yes,
fuel surcharges are high, but we like the British Airways business class product (my husband likes it about as much as the old Lufthansa first class, see Lufthansa First Class Review) we'll get the best value for our purposes here
since we prefer international travel in business or first class.
Since USAirways joined the OneWorld alliance there have been some lots of new flight bargains using Avios, including 30K flight to Israel with no
fuel surcharges.
Since adding that functionality, they've also stopped collecting
fuel surcharges on those awards.
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 expe
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 expe
since the bonus gives you $ 440 in statement credit when redeemed for
fuel surcharges or other travel expenses.
Since American Airlines updated its award chart and announced several other program changes after it mergered with US Airways and British Airways levies high
fuel surcharges on transoceanic flights, LATAM Pass's distance - based oneworld awards can be one of the most economical ways to travel within the alliance.