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Old Jun 3, 2019, 12:16 pm
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skywardhunter
 
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
Surely you've been around the BA forum long enough to know that virtually all long haul redemptions are subject to YQ, or 'carrier imposed fees'. BA make no secret of this fact in its T&Cs, these charges are clearly shown when using the redemption Avios calculator.
Yeah for awards, many airlines have those. Bit cheeky to charge additional YQ for upgrades IMHO

Originally Posted by Magic01273
To be fair, the transparency of them wasn't being questioned. Just the ridiculousness of them... Which will likely be discussed forever.
Indeed, and specifically for upgrades, not awards
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