Originally Posted by
averind
Using TK miles on a partner used to be pretty hard, things might have changed after June 1st (at least that's what they kept bragging about with "New miles & smiles"). But you still have to give them a call and I am pretty skeptical the customer service yet knows how to do it...
As a rule of thumb, I avoid traveling on any airline that splits its fares into fare and some sort of airline imposed fee or (sur)charge, etc. TK has skyhigh insurance and fuel fee built into its revenue tickets ~$550+ and up.
I bet the same is added to reward ticket for TK operated TK flights when issued by TK Miles&Smiles. IMO This is exactly why, TK Miles&Smiles does not qoute cash portion upfront along with miles needed. And you are not allowed to move to next page without having enough miles in the Miles&Smiles account already.
BTW, this practice is illegal in Canada but somehow has remained unnoticed by the Canadian Transport Agency. Canadian law requires full upfront qoute inclusive of all airlines charges.