Flights domestically within a region often don't have fuel surcharges.
Hawaiian also doesn't have fuel surcharges to pass on.
This is already a good deal because those partners don't have fuel surcharges on their domestic routes (and a few international ones).
ANA doesn't have fuel surcharges to Japan and most destinations in Asia.
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.
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 a flight on partners like United and US Airways within the United States.
Even though American doesn't have fuel surcharges on its own flights, that might not be an option for getting to Europe.
If you have these miles, I recommend you think about trips you can take on routes that don't have fuel surcharges to begin with.
Another good thing about United is that it doesn't have a fuel surcharge, not even on partner airlines.
Fuel surcharges are illegal in Brazil (and the Philippines), so any flight originating here will
not have any fuel surcharges.
From North America, fly either Delta or a Delta partner that doesn't have a fuel surcharge.
United and Air Canada Transatlantic flights do
not have fuel surcharges.
United Airlines does
not have fuel surcharges, and American Airlines will only have fuel surcharges when redeeming for British Airways, or Iberia flights.
Different airlines interpret that different ways, but most flights that originate in Brazil do
not have fuel surcharges.
Singapore awards normally have fuel surcharges, but Air New Zealand flights do
not have fuel surcharges, so you pay just the miles and the taxes on these Singapore awards.
Award tickets booked with FlyingBlue but operated by Delta do
not have fuel surcharges on transatlantic flights.
Flights leaving Brazil can
not have fuel surcharges, so miles that otherwise collect fuel surcharges on most awards are especially well used from Brazil to Europe.
Not exact matches
With the USPS, you won't
have to stress over
fuel surcharges, Saturday delivery fees, residential fees, or rural delivery fees like you
would with a private carrier.
That scheme
would bring your
fuel surcharges down to reasonable double digits, since Flying Blue doesn't add
surcharges to Delta.
Or maybe the airline
has fuel surcharges, but they are lower or don't apply to certain routes.
The caveat is that you will
have to pay a
fuel surcharge for your Miles & More award ticket, while United does
not collect these.
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.
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.
If you travel regularly from Winnipeg to Timmins then you
would get good value, or if you travel on airlines that do
nt charge the
fuel surcharge, then you
would get good value from your Aeroplan miles.
At just 20,000 Avios per passenger each way, this wouldn't be a bad deal if it weren't for eye - popping
fuel surcharges adding up to more than $ 1,400.
Alaska generally doesn't add
fuel surcharges to its award tickets, so you don't
have to worry about that.
You don't
have to use them for domestic routes, but as someone who hates
fuel surcharges on principle, it's really the only option I entertain when planning my own trips.
Fortunately, when flying to Paris you won't
have to deal with anything like the Air Passenger Duty (APD) fee that you get hit with on your trips to London, but you will want to keep an eye on
fuel surcharges with each carrier.
Although Emirates
has very few partners, there are two programs that give us access to Emirates award seats and do
not charge
fuel surcharges: Alaska Airlines and Japan Airlines.
Unfortunately, I don't see Star Alliance partners like Asiana, Air China, and Thai Airways on the no
fuel surcharge list, so if you end up booking with them, you'll probably
have to pay some fees.
Not only is 170,000 miles ridiculously expensive, but Delta
has officially entered into British Airways territory with the
fuel surcharges, charging over $ 1,200.
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.
I
've flown this route before and fees were very minimal so I don't expect the loss of
fuel surcharges to do much here.
If you're new to the world of award travel or, for some other reason, haven't come across the concept of
fuel surcharges before, take a look at this brief explanation before you continue reading.
I think that the added fees and
fuel surcharges imposed by most foreign carriers are worth it when considering that I don't
have to pay out twice as many miles.
Thus, I'm
not sure what the fees
would come out to for the below redemptions but if they don't impose
fuel surcharges, they should surely be among the lowest.
The only silver lining in this whole massacre is that United
has not imposed any
fuel surcharges on Star Alliance partner award flights.
I love the Chase Sapphire Preferred since the points are so flexible and you don't
have to worry about
fuel surcharges.
You do
have to watch out for
fuel surcharges, but they don't impose any on United flights.
Other airlines
have better award rates when flying across the Atlantic to Europe, but, United doesn't charge
fuel surcharges.
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.
One other potential expense to keep in mind when shopping FlyingBlue rewards ticket, if you fly in the Western Hemisphere with FlyingBlue you will
not have to pay a
fuel surcharge.
While United charges a pretty hefty 60,000 miles to fly from the U.S. to Europe — it might be worth it because you won't
have to pay a
fuel surcharge.
With the ridiculous
fuel surcharges that accompany anything to do with British Airways I wouldn't recommend using Avios for travel on Qatar Airways but AAdvantage miles are a different story.
Despite the huge devaluation that Avios underwent earlier in the year, 100,000 Avios is still a nice chunk of change and
would probably be welcome to anyone flying short - haul routes in the continental US (no
fuel surcharges and low redemptions costs make these some of the best Avios redemptions) but this offer is definitely
not for everybody.
Unfortunately, this ticket comes at a steep price —
not only
would you dish out 85,000 miles one - way (or 170,000 miles per round - trip or), but also over $ 400 - 800 in
fuel surcharges and taxes, and
fuel surcharges would be the biggest part of the fees.
They usually
have excellent award ticket availability and do
not add
fuel surcharges.