Not exact matches
The other big benefit to United miles is that United doesn't
impose fuel surcharges, not even
on partner flights.
Aeroplan says it recognizes that
fuel surcharges are an irritant for its customers, but it notes that they are
imposed by the airlines and passed
on directly to customers.
It's important to note that some airlines
impose ridiculously high
fuel surcharges on award tickets.
Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, British Airways, and ANA almost always
impose fuel surcharges on award tickets booked with their miles.
United Airlines does not
impose fuel surcharges on any award tickets.
Delta Air Lines
imposes fuel surcharges if you fly
on a Delta flight that originates outside the U.S. or if you fly some partners, including Aeroflot, Air Europa, Air Tahiti Nui, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, and Kenya Airways.
It's important to note that some airlines
impose ridiculously high
fuel surcharges on award tickets.
With Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia, things get more expensive because many foreign carriers
impose fuel surcharges on award tickets.
They do
impose fuel surcharges on awards.
BA will also
impose higher
fuel surcharges on most longer flights, but you can avoid those with shorter distance flights.
BA also
imposes major
fuel surcharges on long haul flights, so the cash required will be significant.
Keep in mind that Virgin Atlantic
imposes rather high
fuel surcharges on its award flights, and you will also be subject to the high government and airport taxes when flying through the U.K.
Singapore Airlines no longer
imposes fuel surcharges on awards booked
on its own flights the total taxes and fees won't be steep.
You can also use Avios to fly British Airways within Europe, because unlike trans - Atlantic flights, they do not
impose heavy
fuel surcharges for travel
on the continent.
Unfortunately,
fuel surcharges will still be
imposed on partner bookings, but you can always avoid or mitigate those fees by flying with United.
The only silver lining in this whole massacre is that United has not
imposed any
fuel surcharges on Star Alliance partner award flights.
You do have to watch out for
fuel surcharges, but they don't
impose any
on United flights.
American also doesn't
impose fuel surcharges for most awards (flights
on British Airways are a notable exception), while British Airways will levy
fuel surcharges on most international awards.
TAP Portugal
imposes fuel surcharges on its own flights and
on some partner airlines.
ANA Mileage Club does not allow one - way awards and
imposes fuel surcharges on award tickets.
You'll notice that
on a sample Atlanta to Paris search in economy, only 50,000 SkyPass miles are needed, but you'll also see that the carrier -
imposed fees (also known as
fuel surcharges) are quite high.
MEA
imposes fuel surcharges on its flights, as well as those of some of its partners.
As a comparison, if you were to use AAdvantage miles
on American Airlines (an airline that does not
impose fuel surcharges) these would be the costs (Using MileSAAver Awards):
If you're looking for a transatlantic flight, remember that airberlin and some of its partners
impose hefty
fuel surcharges on long flights.
Delta
imposes fuel surcharges on the US to Europe route.
You will usually have to pay a small amount in taxes and fees although some foreign carriers
impose hundreds of dollars in
fuel surcharges on award tickets.
JAL Announces No International Fare
Fuel Surcharge For Tickets Issued Between April And May 2016 — Japan has different rules to most countries when it comes to what fuel surcharges airlines can impose on the unsuspecting public — most importantly they're actually pegged to the cost of f
Fuel Surcharge For Tickets Issued Between April And May 2016 — Japan has different rules to most countries when it comes to what
fuel surcharges airlines can impose on the unsuspecting public — most importantly they're actually pegged to the cost of f
fuel surcharges airlines can
impose on the unsuspecting public — most importantly they're actually pegged to the cost of
fuelfuel.
That said, American is ripe for a devaluation and still
imposes fuel surcharges for travel
on British Airways, it's main partner for travel to Europe.
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.
Well unfortunately British Airways
imposes a
fuel surcharge on transatlantic flights.
They don't
impose fuel surcharges on Delta flights to Hawaii and total fees for Delta flights to other locations like South America can be under $ 100, so it often depends
on where your route.
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.
Yesterday we noted that Delta began
imposing massive
fuel surcharges on Virgin Atlantic awards.
Fuel surcharges will be
imposed on many partners but you can get around them with certain airlines like United and I believe Air Canada.
British Airways is being sued by a group of flyers for
imposing fuel surcharges on award tickets.
-LSB-...] 2013, a group of Executive Club members brought a lawsuit against British Airways for
imposing fuel surcharges on award tickets.
The $ 32 carrier -
imposed fee
on this page is British Airways»
fuel surcharges.
Taxes and fees vary based
on which airline you fly, though range from $ 50 if flying US Airways or TAM (as they don't
impose fuel surcharges) to $ 400 if flying United.
In addition, Delta
imposes fees and
fuel surcharges on itineraries originating outside of the United States.
ANA usually
imposes fuel surcharges on award redemptions equal to what the carrier charges, though Etihad doesn't
impose fuel surcharges... so neither does ANA!
In addition, some programs
impose such high
fuel surcharges on award tickets, in which case you may be better off using dollars rather than miles (I'm looking at you, British Airways).
British Midland does
impose fuel surcharges on award redemptions, so if you booked for travel
on United or Continental, you'll pay around $ 350 in
fuel surcharges.
Call in to test whether SYD - AKL has
fuel surcharges imposed on Avios awards.
They also
impose fuel surcharges on awards, which makes them less attractive.
As a reminder, Aeroplan does not
impose fuel surcharges for travel
on Air China, Brussels, EgyptAir, Ethiopian, EVA Air, Scandinavian, Singapore, Swiss, Turkish, United, and US Airways, and the
fuel surcharges on LOT are really low.
I couldn't care less about the Air Canada reward chart, because Aeroplan
imposes fuel surcharges for awards tickets
on Air Canada, while they don't for award tickets
on their Star Alliance partners.
The Flying Blue program does
impose fuel surcharges, but they're not nearly as costly as those
on some other airlines, such as British Airways.
This should work for Aeroplan awards
on all Star Alliance partner carriers, and is a nice way to at least fly some airlines that ordinarily
impose fuel surcharges without paying the total amount.
Like the British Airways Executive Club program, Iberia Plus
imposes similar
fuel surcharges to partner award flights, but it charges substantially less for awards
on flights that it operates (though still some that can be hundreds of dollars
on transatlantic flights).
The other negative here is that Delta
imposes fuel surcharges for travel
on V Australia, so expect to pay somewhere around $ 400 for the award.