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Mar 2, 2017 | 8:39 am

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San Gottardo

Join Date: Apr 2005

Programs: Eurostar Carte Etoile, SBB-CFF-FFS GA-AG, SNCF Grand Voyageur LeClub

Posts: 8,943

I don't get how they calculate award levels and taxes

Wanted to fly from Lisbon via Paris to BEY on miles, Business Class.

LIS-CDG-BEY comes in at 90,000 miles, 200 EUR taxes/fees, labelled "Special Elite"
CDG-BEY comes in at 60,000 miles, 244 EUR taxes/fees, also labelled "Special Elite"

So instead of just applying a "Europe-Middle East" award, they add 30,000 miles for LIS-CDG to the 60,000 of CDG-BEY.

What is interesting though, when pricing this as an award in P (which I don't intend to take on such a route and for the amount of miles they ask), it comes in at 160,000 miles, irrespective of whether I leave from LIS or CDG.

How can that be? Is there any logic in this? If there is, then I don't get it.

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