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The matter of award fuel surcharges varies by STAR carrier. It appears that airlines operating out of the Pacific rim don't charge, those out of Europe do (though SK is an exception). IIRC US and UA awards don't have the surcharge imposed.
I just booked a reward ticket YYC-ORD direct, both flights on UA. Fees came in at $97-ish, which is about half the fees for the direct AC option...so I know I saved some YQ charges.
The agent booking it broke out the charge and said United was charging a $20 fuel surcharge fee.
I know that's not a lot ($10 each way). This is the first time I've booked a strictly United reward ticket with no other carrier involved. I had been under the impression they didn't charge a fuel charge.
Would this charge be coming from United? Is this new? I know last week when I was looking at different dates the fees would come up on the aeroplan website for around $70 no problem. But today when I was looking at the same dates to book the reward ticket, the fee wouldn't come up - just the note about calling after booking to manually process the fees. Seems odd that this would be added now, when oil is so low.
J.