Originally Posted by
jiburi
Mileage aside, I thought KL charged fuel charges? If so, wouldn't that essentially nullify the mileage award advantage?
Jiburi
KLM does have extra charges, so let's compare.
The SFO to AMS itinerary shown in post #3 is 66,000 miles plus $113 for connecting flights in both directions departing from SFO on the outbound at 5:40 AM.
I started a dummy booking by comparison on klm.us. It is 40,000 miles plus $241 for non-stop flights in both directions leaving at civilized hours. So the KLM award flight is 26,000 miles less and $128 more than the Delta award.
I don't care about MQM any more.