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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 7:40 pm
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Originally Posted by see the world
BD does not charge for fuel surcharge.
They most certainly do. I just booked BKK-xSIN-oMNL and return on SQ in F using BD miles. UA wouldn't book it becuase it was over the award maximum permitted mileage (although UA did show the availability).

I did it last year using UA miles and all I paid were the miles and the departure tax out of Bangkok (around US$20.00 at the time).

Using BD miles, it was around £82.00 (US$165.00) and, of course, the £3.00 "convenience" fee for booking with a credit card instead of a debit card.

BD doesn't call it a fuel surcharge, but that is exactly what it is.
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