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Apr 27, 2013 | 4:50 pm

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Misnerfamily

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Toronto, Canada

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Can't seem to do this??

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Originally Posted by Gardyloo

I'd recommend you try an alternate routing just to see how much BA is adding in fuel surcharges. By having your first segment (BUD-LHR) operated by BA, you're forcing the overall ticket to be issued by BA, and they may well be adding fuel surcharges that other issuers wouldn't. There's no way to know unless you "test" the presumption with an alternative.

So try BUD-HEL-HKG-DPS instead of BUD-LHR-KUL-DPS and see what the program spits out. By having Finnair issue the ticket you might see a drop in taxes and fees. Might not, but at least you'll have a data point.

Plus, Helsinki is a terrific airport for transfers, way less chaotic then the T3 - T4 terminal switch you'd have to make at Heathrow.

I like the idea of BUD-HEL-HKG-DPS; however, it doesn't seem possible with the online Oneworld tool. I would have to make HEL a stopover in order for it to pick up Finnair. I need to get right out of Europe so we can use our two stopovers on the end of our trip next summer.

Any advice? Can the AA rtw desk force it to use Finnair via HEL?

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