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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 8:11 am
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Originally Posted by Austinrunner
BA requires fuel surcharges to be paid on each segment when using BA miles, regardless of the airline flown. AA requires a fuel surcharge to be paid when using AA miles only when flying on BA.
I had thought fees, including fuel surcharges, were generally less on partner airlines than on BA, even when using BA miles. Is this no longer the case - any use of BA miles will incur fees such as encountered by the OP?

The text on http://thepointsguy.com/2011/03/tips...airways-miles/ (see (3)), as well as a comment by Dgent81, say that some high surcharges are shown on BA's web site, but are not charged when you call.
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