When you run your search on ANA's site, make sure you choose flights that are operated by United Airlines, since many other Star Alliance partners will require you to
pay significant fuel surcharges.
It is prudent to point out that if you venture to most other airlines going to (airberlin being the exception) Europe from the US, you're most likely to get hit
with significant fuel surcharges.
Award bookings with some of Air Canada's Star Alliance partners do include
some significant fuel surcharges, so consider that when using Aeroplan.
... then you have to do some research as to which partners in the alliance of that mileage program do not have
significant fuel surcharges to pass on in the first place.
Since it's such a short leg, it didn't add much distance to the trip nor did it add
any significant fuel surcharges so essentially I have a one - way trip with 3 stopovers!