Originally Posted by
3Cforme
Fuel surcharges are payable on some Delta partner carriers, but not on Delta-operated flights.
I'm referring to award fees. DL
adds an international origination surcharge for awards that are entirely outside the USA (note that I said "in Asia", not "to Asia"). This would make DL a bad choice for international shorthaul redemptions outside the United States, compared to, say, UA/US/BA.