Originally Posted by
RAPC
Virgin add a lot in YQ on redemptions. Our friends who fly from America get treated particularly poorly, which is saying something based on the excessive charges from the UK.
Yes, or you can just look at it as "I get to fly to London in Upper Class for the same cost as Economy". (the miles coming from some credit card sign-up bonus)
Or you can have the American system of "no surcharges, but it costs you a million miles cause we're not giving away flat seats..."