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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by richarddd
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.
If this is true, I'm really ticked. I thought I was saving $40 by doing this online. Does anyone know for certain? I guess the only way to find out for certain is to call the BA center and requesting a price quote.
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