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Old Oct 9, 2012, 4:49 am
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Originally Posted by LufthansaGermanAirlines
Dear GBM.flights, my colleagues from Miles & More have furnished us with the following answer: When award tickets are purchased and the route is eligible to pay the taxes with miles - the amount of 15.000 miles is set as a flat fee. For reduced award fares like companion, child, oneway, etc. or any customer group the same amount (15,000 miles) is applicable. No reduction is possible in these cases. i.e. it is advisable to pay the taxes by credit card when one-way tickets are purchased. Kind regards, Isabell
Thanks for feedback Isabell.
Quite disappointing news and not really not logical IMO, but thanks for the clarification.

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