Unlike with award flights to Europe, you don't have to worry about
huge fuel surcharges on flights to Japan / Korea.
Most foreign carriers tack on
huge fuel surcharges on award tickets, however Korean is worth taking a 2nd look at.
And British Airways tacks on
huge fuel surcharges on award tickets, even when paying with AA miles.
On top of this, and unlike British Airways, at the time of writing Iberia doesn't levy
huge fuel surcharges on awards.
Well, British Airways program has one big flaw, it charges
huge fuel surcharges on many of its longer flights.
Now, Delta is back to its antics and is now charging
huge fuel surcharges on Virgin Atlantic flights and it's really bad.
Not exact matches
Knowing who charges
fuel surcharges on award tickets can make a
huge difference in the cash portion of your award ticket.
You shouldn't fly British Airways
on long - haul flights due to its high redemption levels and
huge fuel surcharges, but take a look at these 4,500 Avios bargains:
Moderate
fuel surcharges on partner Aeroflot,
huge surcharges on Air Europa, and
surcharges on Delta flights originating in Europe
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.
Its strengths are United's
huge network of partners and the lack of
fuel surcharges on awards.
Then in 2011 Aeroplan announced a
huge award chart devaluation, which was quickly followed by them adding
fuel surcharges for travel
on most Star Alliance partner carriers without advance notice.
In addition, the high
fuel surcharges often charged on award flights operated by British Airways make these points most valuable when used on partners like American Airlines, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Aer Lingus, and others (see How to Redeem Avios Without Huge Fees and Su
surcharges often charged
on award flights operated by British Airways make these points most valuable when used
on partners like American Airlines, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Aer Lingus, and others (see How to Redeem Avios Without
Huge Fees and
SurchargesSurcharges).