Originally Posted by
WeLoveSpace
I had been searching for weeks for tickets from Rio to Fortaleza in January and they had been about £480 return as it turns out that it is school holidays and peak summer.
I have just booked Avios tickets for 8500 Avios plus £124 return
(though £110 of that is a surcharge to BA!!!)
I get this for Rio to Fortaleza rtn
22000 Avios + £ 14.40
18700 Avios + £ 54.40
16500 Avios + £ 74.40
14300 Avios + £ 84.40
11000 Avios + £ 104.40
8800 Avios + £ 124.40
The highlighted one is the normal band rate, it is 11k avios each way. You can choose to pay extra cash to reduce the avios, which you did. It isn't extra BA carrier surcharge, you are choosing to pay more cash. This is an avios & money rate.