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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:04 am
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Originally Posted by kmk5397
The YQ surcharge which Air France charges for their revenue tickets now applies for SkyMiles award tickets when travel originates in Europe. Delta is collecting the YQ surcharge on behalf of Air France.
The surcharge applies for SkyMiles Award tickets issued on or after 02OCT07 when travel originates in Europe, regardless of Point of Sale, when an AF coded flight is in the itinerary.
Arrgh, how did they know I'm planning a RTW award...

Thinking about ways how to counter that...

Is it just AirFrance or AirFrance/KLM? What does "travel" mean to them, is it the first leg of the trip - then I could just travel outside Europe to start RTW there?
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