Originally Posted by
ASUDan130
I know there are some countries that do not allow fuel surcharges when redeeming award flights. I know of Philippines and Brazil off hand. Thinking about redeeming an F class ticket on LH out of Europe and those surcharges are close to $400. What other countries have those where it could be more beneficial to start your trip there instead of paying those fuel surcharges?
What frequent flyer program?
Carrier imposed surcharges are by the ffp. (Most if not all ffp's now do not use the words "fuel surcharge")
Real taxes are the same for airlines flying the same route/class. However some award surcharges can trigger additional (small) real taxes if the flight changes from non revenue to revenue.