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Dec 12, 2012 | 8:09 pm

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alex_b

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: London, UK

Programs: BA Gold, UA Nobody, Hilton Gold

Posts: 2,372

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom911

And there's ways to work around that as it only involves award travel on BA and IB. I've yet to pay a single fuel surcharge and I do a lot of award travel. I used Alaska last weekend (no fuel surcharge) and AA to London in the summer (no fuel surcharge). Earlier in the year I was in Hong Kong with Cathay again (no fuel surcharge). Clearly a topic every AA flyer needs to educate themselves based on where they redeem miles.

Thanks for that, I am a BA member and thought it was an alliance wide thing. Perhaps time for me to sign up to AA instead.

Of perhaps more relevance for the OP, what are the earning rules like between OW partners these days? I know you didn't used to be able to earn on AA/BA transatlantic if you weren't flying with your 'home' airline.

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