Originally Posted by
synd
and i am sure i am forgetting some...
e.g. hundreds of €€€ in "fuel surcharges" levied for award tickets (because they are "taxes", i.e. not covered by miles), while the same "fuel surcharges" are non-refundable for non-refundable paid fare classes (maybe because they are not taxes
). Of course, not mentioning that for awards on UA/CO etc. the operating carrier doesn't require anything like "fuel surcharge" for awards, so it's basically free money into LH's pocket.