Not exact matches
Fly
from U.S. East East Coast to Dublin
on Aer Lingus for only 13,000 Avios each way in economy off - peak, with low
fuel surcharges.
Fly
from U.S. East East Coast to Dublin
on Aer Lingus for only 13,000 Avios each way in economy off - peak, with low
fuel surcharges.
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.
Virgin Atlantic itself pretty much only flies to /
from the UK, and they tack
on heavy
fuel surcharges to their award flights.
Do: Delta doesn't charge a
fuel surcharge on most partner flights (when the flight originates
from the U.S.), such as
on Air France, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, and China Airlines.
Between British Airways»
fuel surcharges from London to Johannesburg and the prohibitive Exit Tax levied by the UK
on all departing flights, taxes and fees added up to an eye - watering $ 729.90 for one Economy seat roundtrip.
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.
I actually discourage you
from using Avios for British Airways flights since they add
on fuel surcharges.
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.
On the downside, you'll need to watch out for fuel surcharges on flights from some of Delta's partner airlines, which can be hig
On the downside, you'll need to watch out for
fuel surcharges on flights from some of Delta's partner airlines, which can be hig
on flights
from some of Delta's partner airlines, which can be high.
The good news in this announcement is that Singapore Airlines has decided to drop all
fuel and insurance
surcharges from their award redemptions, which should save you quite a bit of cash if you plan to redeem your miles
on or after March 23.
Due to the hefty
fuel surcharges from BA
on award tickets, do the math before deciding if an award ticket is right for you.
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.
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The Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program isn't that great either since they charge heavy taxes and
fuel surcharges on award tickets (100K points plus ~ $ 1,300 in taxes
from LAX to LHR round trip Upper Class).
Award flight tip *: Round - trip business class awards
from the US - Europe cost 88,000 miles, just beware of high
fuel surcharges on some partners.
As with the cuts in January, the biggest drop in
fuel surcharges (25 %) will occur
on economy awards booked to /
from the US resulting in an expected decrease in the
surcharges of up to $ 140.
British Airways levies substantial
fuel surcharges on flights
from the U.S..
There aren't any
fuel surcharges on American redemptions with Avios, and let's also not forget that I can transfer Avios
from all three major flexible currency programs: Ultimate Rewards, Membership Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Of their Star Alliance partners that fly to Europe
from the U.S., Air Canada does not add
fuel surcharges to awards booked
on the following airlines:
Manchester — Munich Los Angeles — Tokyo (A380) San Francisco — Seoul San Francisco — Hong Kong (A380 until March 24, 2013) Houston — Moscow New York — Frankfurt (A380 resumes
on March 25, 2013) Sao Paulo — Barcelona (no
fuel surcharge from Brazil, and only 59K SQ miles one - way for First) Dubai — Cairo
If you take British Airways, remember that it levies a substantial
fuel surcharge on flights
from the U.S..
Delta has abundant availability to and
from Asia
on Korean, without any
fuel surcharges at all.
For instance, a round - trip flight
on British Airways in August
from Washington to London costs 50,000 miles and $ 531, in large part because of the airline's «
fuel surcharge.»
To avoid high
fuel surcharges you should book
on Polish LOT which costs between 100 to 200 $ for a round trip flight
from Europe to the US.
However, since AeroMexico Premier Club passes along
fuel surcharges on award tickets, the value you'll ultimately get
from the program depends
on the airlines and routes you fly.
You won't have to pay any
fuel surcharges on flights departing
from Brazil
on any airline.
There are also no
fuel surcharges on flights
from the USA to South America, and remember that Brazil does not allow airlines to collect
surcharges for flights departing Brazil.
Fuel and insurance
surcharges from all redemption award tickets
on Singapore Airlines and SilkAir operated flights will be removed.
And if you find a United business class flight
from a not - too - greedy airport in Europe, you will save
on taxes and
fuel surcharges.
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.
A round - trip flight
from New York to Mexico City
on Aeromexico has about a $ 100
fuel surcharge.
British Airways levies a substantial
fuel surcharge on flights
from the U.S., so you will save hundreds of dollars flying
on American Airlines to London, and then British Airways to Zurich or Geneva.
Aside
from the deceptive short - haul fares, Air Canada's
fuel surcharges and fees will hit your award account the hardest when flying Air Canada flights
on long hauls, where the fees are naturally higher and airport taxes tend to be as well.
British Airways levies a substantial
fuel surcharge on flights
from the U.S., so it's best to fly
on American Airlines to London, and then British Airways to Corsica.
And yes, you should fly
on ANA metal whenever possible to avoid much higher
fuel surcharges from the ANA Star partners.
But if you book your transatlantic flight
from New York to London
on American Airlines, and then take British Airways to Paris, it will dramatically reduce the
fuel surcharges.
Because of its high
fuel surcharges, taxes and fees, the worst value awards
on Virgin Atlantic are long - haul flights
from the U.S. to Asia.
And even if you're one of those people that would only ever book an award flight, the premium
from booking a pure award flight to this upgrade isn't much considering the large taxes and
fuel surcharges on BA award travel.
Aeroplan isn't as good as it used to be, but can still offer reasonably priced redemptions
on excellent carriers through the Star Alliance network — e.g. 55,000 miles without
fuel surcharges from the US to Europe
on Swiss.
Neither JAL or Alaska charges
fuel surcharges to travel
on Emirates
from the USA.
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.
Hopefully that change doesn't also get matched by the British Airways version of the program, especially since you can move points
from Iberia to BA to make those redemptions with the arbitrage then saving
on fuel surcharges (just as the reverse version of arbitrage can be used to save
on fuel surcharges when redeeming for Iberia flights).
For example, a round - trip flight
from Tokyo Haneda to Sapporo costs 9,000 Avios + $ 4 in
fuel surcharges on Japan Airlines.
Considering AAdvantage
from now... Just one thing to add to your list: flights within Brazil
on TAM have no
fuel surcharge either.
The trick to getting the most value
from your British Airways Avios is to focus
on the partner award flights that it doesn't add
fuel surcharges to.
Though you can use Avios to fly
on British Airways
from the U.S. to Great Britain, the high fees and
fuel surcharges charged by British Airways will often cancel out the savings of an award ticket.
It differs greatly
from what you were used to with Star (starting with the insane
fuel surcharges on British Airways, which makes getting to Europe much more difficult, and Africa basically impossible without
surcharges).
- 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.