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Old Nov 19, 2018 | 2:26 am
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Originally Posted by freed0m



Thanks for advice. However, I think different FFP charges different carrier surcharge for the same flights. UA MileagePlus and lifemiles has little to none carrier surcharge. Others within the Alliance have very high surcharge on the same award flight. I just wonder where Miles+Bonus falls.
UA and Lifemiles don't charge YQ surcharges for award travel on any partner Star Alliance carriers. A3 charges YQ surcharges for award travel on what seems to be most Star Alliance carriers and the YQ surcharges levied by A3 can be very substantial and enough even on economy class travel. I use most of my A3 miles for travel on the likes of SAS which has no YQ when using A3 miles for the ticket. For Star Alliance carriers with YQ, I tend to use my UA miles -- if booked way in advance -- or my Avianca Lifemiles miles.

A3's loyalty program is indeed a high YQ surcharge program.
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