FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Why Don't Airlines Just Raise Their Fares to Meet Fuel Costs?

Nov 27, 2007, 8:28 am

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Jenbel

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If they add it as a surcharge, they get to charge us for it when we get our 'free' award tickets. Last BA 'free' redemption cost me $450 dollars. $160 of that is for the UK taxes - most of the rest is from fuel and security surcharges

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