But it's the same trouble with a number of programs that pass
on fuel surcharges at all.
Not exact matches
In the case of British Airways, looking
at its the member airlines of its air alliance, Oneworld, may end up saving you the cost of the
fuel surcharges which British Airways levies
on many rewards flights.
That's because British Airways charges significant fees for additional taxes, fees, and
fuel surcharges on award flights to and from their main hub
at London Heathrow.
At time of publication all reward flights and travel together tickets are subject to
fuel surcharges, taxes & fees of approximately $ 650 per person in economy or $ 1,100 in business class based
on travel from New York to London.
American partner Qatar Airways offers service to Johannesburg from its hub in Doha, and so long as you fly
on Qatar to Doha as your transatlantic hop, it's possible to book an award
at this same mileage amount while avoiding almost all
fuel surcharges and fees.
Flying back
on British Airways means paying this high exit tax plus
fuel surcharges, so you could be looking
at an award redemption cost well above $ 400.
These award redemption rates aren't terrible
at the moment but keep in mind, KrisFlyer does add
fuel surcharges for award bookings
on certain airlines.
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:
The flag carrier, whose hub is
at Singapore Changi Airport, said it will eliminate
fuel surcharges on all Singapore and SilkAir award redemptions.
Our Belize Jungle Waves vacation package rates start
at US$ 2,215 per person based
on two adults, double occupancy, including ground and air transfers, 3 nights lodging in a Chaa Creek cottage, 4 nights lodging in a one - bedroom partial Seaview Villa
at Chabil Mar, all meals
at Chaa Creek, continental breakfasts
at Chabil Mar, unlimited
on - site activities and a guided tour of the Xunantunich Mayan ruins from Chaa Creek, private guided snorkeling / fishing tour and guided Monkey River tour from Placencia, hotel taxes and service charges, gratuities for hotel and restaurant staff, sales tax
on included meals and guided tours, Belize domestic airport rider fee, and Belize airline
fuel surcharges.
Airlines have,
on the whole, been terrible
at making an effort to continue the pretence that
fuel surcharges and the cost of...
I work
at TripAdvisor now
on their flights search engine and we are seeing flights to Europe where the
fuel surcharges and taxes double the price of the ticket.
To get a better understanding of those nuances I recommend reading Travel Is Free's post
on fuel surcharges — that should help you avoid paying these fees if
at all possible.
Delta has abundant availability to and from Asia
on Korean, without any
fuel surcharges at all.
The former earns 3.2 AeroMexico kilometers per dollar spent
at gas stations and grocery stores, which can be redeemed
on SkyTeam carriers (with
fuel surcharges) and the latter earns 2 Asiana miles per dollar spent in the same categories, which can be redeemed
on Star Alliance carriers and their non-alliance partners.
On top of this, and unlike British Airways, at the time of writing Iberia doesn't levy huge fuel surcharges on award
On top of this, and unlike British Airways,
at the time of writing Iberia doesn't levy huge
fuel surcharges on award
on awards.
At the very least, you could book a one - way award and pay just half the taxes, fees, and
fuel surcharges for the privilege of trying the service
on half your journey.
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.
Most foreign carriers tack
on huge
fuel surcharges on award tickets, however Korean is worth taking a 2nd look
at.
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).
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.
You'd be amazed
at how many times I decide to go to a particular place, only to find out that while I wanted to fly
on a particular airline (or miles), they prove to be difficult because either (a) the partner airline that flies charges
fuel surcharges, or (b) no partner airlines release space, or (c) no partner airlines fly to that particular airport / city (like Star Alliance abandoning Cambodia)
Furthermore,
at the same time, the ClassicFlight Rewards
fuel surcharges for travel between Canada and other international destinations will be waived for Super Elite 100K members
on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada rouge.
In the case of British Airways, looking
at its the member airlines of its air alliance, Oneworld, may end up saving you the cost of the
fuel surcharges which British Airways levies
on many rewards flights.
- If you have an Iberia account with miles in it (including a transfer from AMEX or Starwood) then you can transfer BA Avios into Iberia
at a 1:1 ratio and save
on much lighter
fuel surcharges for travel
on Iberia.
the real need is for a comprehensive look
at how to avoid or minimize
fuel surcharges on international tickets..........
Now Air France does impost
fuel surcharges on some flights, but in this case they're fairly reasonable
at $ 566.55 roundtrip.
French Polynesia because they partner with both airlines flying from the mainland US to Tahiti (Air Tahiti Nui and Air France) and Australia because they partner with Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia has the best award availability to Australia especially
on the Los Angeles — Brisbane route, because those seats are even available
at Delta.com now, and because they've stopped charging
fuel surcharges for those flights as well.
- Other transfer partners: AMEX Membership Rewards partner
at a 1:1 ratio -
Fuel surcharges: Apply
on most airlines.
I've highlighted the great award availability
on Korean, now seearchable
on the Delta website, and the great availability
on China Southern from Los Angeles to Guangzhou, China and beyond (albeit last time I checked, with
fuel surcharges, and no searchable
at Delta.com).
- Other transfer partners: AMEX Membership Rewards partner
at a 1:1 ratio -
Fuel surcharges: Apply
on select partners but generally won't apply to / from Israel.
Many times, you realized it too late that your «bargain» fare, after adding
on the online booking fee, the baggage fee, the
fuel surcharge, the window seat, the emergency row, the departure fee and the arrival fee was no «bargain»
at all.