British Airways
Since British Airways tries to pass on fuel surcharges to those using points, your best option is to redeem your Avios (miles) on a partner who does not charge for fuel. This is a series about avoiding fuel surcharges when using BA Avios. This post will outline possible airlines to redeem on and what their fuel surcharges look like.
- Introduction
- Choosing the Right Airline
- Stopovers to Save Fuel
- Iberia and Aer Lingus to Europe
Here are some OneWorld Partners you might consider booking with instead of British Airways when using your Avios. Once again, I find routes...
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How do you book or search for a flight on BritishAirways.com? British Airways doesn't have the most user friendly booking system in the world and so this is a question I keep getting that has now turned into a post. If you're an old pro or don't care about British Airways Avios (miles), skip this post. Hopefully this will make the process painfully clear for the rest.
Let me first tell you how to book and then I'll tell you more about finding tickets...
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For my final set of examples about how to save British Airways Avios (what they call their frequent flyer miles) we'll feature India. If you haven't followed the series, British Airways prices their award flights based on distance. However, I noticed that some flights are actually cheaper if you break up your trip with a stop (it can be as long as you want). This post is giving examples of how you can save Avios by creating stopovers in Europe or Asia on your way to India (or the Indian Subcontinent).
- Introduction ...
The well known downside of using British Airways Avios is their fuel surcharges, especially on flights to Europe. As I've said before, when redeeming miles British Airways will not only pass along the airport taxes (like all airlines), but also include fuel as a surcharge. This is a major problem because the fuel surcharges can be astronomical when you fly on British Airways itself (instead of redeeming for a partner flight). Yet, British Airways is one of the biggest airlines in the OneWorld alliance, maybe the biggest. A flight that would cost $30 using American Airline miles will run $300...
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