Originally Posted by
tangey
As clear as can be that the fuel "surcharge" is not a fuel surcharge, but rather an award surcharge. It obviously isn't illegal, but personally it leaves a bad taste that for this route they are now manufacturing a surcharge purely for award tickets, and calling it a fuel surcharge where no such charge exists on the route.
If nothing else, it has exposed this rather shady practice again. BA have to price the awards at an acceptable level to them - somehow it would just be a lot more transparent (and honest) to have it as base miles cost plus proper taxes/fees. If the base miles amount needs to be adjusted to compensate then so be it.