HKG-LON Redemption Fees for Real?
I'm used to seeing almost physically painful fees for redemption bookings in UC (USD1000 or more isn't uncommon). However, on a one-way HKG-LON I'm finding fees of HKD170 (or about USD22). I shudder to ask, but is this for real? The other way around the fees are GBP332.15 (which translates into...oh, something like USD450) so I suspect it sort-of balances out, but I've never seen a VS award booking have a fee of less than several hundred dollars in UC.
Edit: To be clear, I get USD140 quoted if I look at booking "externally" (e.g. via Virgin America).