Originally Posted by
brasov02
I'm a BA newbie too. I've tried to check out the charges on the BA site myself but since I don't have any miles yet in my FF account it won't show me any cost totals. So a CW award from Denver to London would come to $724? What would the typical fees and taxes and fuel charges be on an economy award? If it's still around $724 that's a bit ridiculous as I can find regular fares cheaper than that. In this case there's no way I'd waste my time with even a 100,000 mile bonus on their VISA.
As
Prospero says, about $400, and you can check (approximately) by doing a dummy cash booking.
Sure, you can find regular fares cheaper than $724, but they are non-refundable non-changeable Y fares. $724 gets you total flexibility in CW.