Brazil
made fuel surcharges on award tickets illegal.
Not exact matches
Knowing who charges
fuel surcharges on award tickets can
make a huge difference in the cash portion of your
award ticket.
In addition, it is eliminating the 15 % online booking discount it has offered
on award bookings and upgrades
made through its website or app, and it is raising the number of miles required for Saver
Awards, although the increase is relatively modest and likely to be more than offset by the elimination of the
fuel surcharges.
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.
No matter where you fly to or whose planes you fly
on, United won't charge a
fuel surcharge on the
award,
making it ideal for overseas trips.
If I really wanted to avoid
fuel surcharges on an
award then the drop in points when I transfer from Singapore Airlines to Virgin Australia might
make sense in some circumstances where Singapore imposed high
fuel surcharges.
Though United has majorly devalued its
award chart, the fact that it doesn't charge or pass
on fuel surcharges makes MileagePlus miles one of the best ways to book many highly desirable airlines and premium cabins that would otherwise require at least $ 500 in fees.
Welcome to the land of
fuel surcharges, the airlines new favorite way to
make money
on award travelers.
Instead British Airways is collecting
fuel surcharges on almost all
awards,
making those
awards very poor values.
They also impose
fuel surcharges on awards, which
makes them less attractive.
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).
Fuel surcharges are another story, as they
make up the bulk of the money charged
on award tickets.