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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 2:39 pm
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tomh009
 
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Originally Posted by ChrisA330
They might not charge an agent booking fee for elites, but they will be charging a ticketing fee instead:

WorldPerks® Award Tickets

NWA is also matching competitors by implementing a service fee for award tickets. For WorldPerks® Award tickets issued in North America on or after September 15, 2008, NWA will charge $25 for domestic tickets, $50 for Trans-Atlantic tickets, and $100 for Trans-Pacific travel.
That's not the ticketing fee -- that's the fuel surcharge. The ticketing fees don't apply to gold and platinum elites. And I believe the fuel surcharges are lower than those for AC, too.

http://www.nwa.com/worldperks/travel/options.shtml
http://www.nwa.com/worldperks/travel/options/fuel.html

I'm not claiming that all is rosy in NW-land, but on the issue of fees on award travel, NW has treated their elites quite well. Whether that continues once the DL-NW merger takes place is an open question for many people, though.
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