Originally Posted by
diburning
Yep. The TrueBlue program specifically says that points are earned on Base Fare only. The "carrier imposed surcharge" is a fuel surcharge on transatlantic flights.
Thanks for confirming. Strangely, I also found a post suggesting the opposite
here. So who knows...
If earning 1 point on a $480 TATL is really the correct result, why don't they do this on domestic flights as well (always a $1 base fare with the remainder of the fare as a carrier imposed fee)?