Thanks for the info!
 

So I guess that's why people are calling AP agent to book the trip instead since the online tool is unable to calculate the charges for *A partners.

But it's still worth the service fee we pay...:p

It's not that the other partners don't have fuel surcharges...at the moment AE agents do not calculate fuel surcharges for partner airlines unless the booking/reservation engine can generate it automatically.

The more *A partners in the booking (with no AC segments) the better the chance of having no fuel surcharge on your award ticket.

simple
 

overseas avoid ac their fees are a joke

simple
 

overseas avoid ac their fees are a joke

YOW/SYD
 

Date of issue 28-Feb 2009

Aeroplan Flight Reward ClassicFlight (2 x 130K for J)

Taxes, surcharges and airline fees per passenger (age of 2 and over)

Canada Security Charge (CA) 17.00
Australia Passenger Service Charge (WY) 39.20
Combined taxes, fees, charges and surcharges *for ClassicFlight, see fare calculation below (XT) 373.85


*Fare calculation:
YOW AC X/YVR AC SYD M0.00AC X/YVR AC YOW M0.00NUC0.00
END ROE1.26426 XT320.00YQ15.00SQ0.75XG38.10AU

Try to avoid AC even on transborder routes..Use star carriers from there CAN/US gateway cities to overseas destinations... Wow are there ever big differences in taxes and fees..Sometimes it is less expensive to buy a ticket on AC to your Star carriers gateway city rather than flying AC on the first and last leg of your reward ticket to the star carriers gateway city.

Hmm, now i need to work out how to get to JFK or YYZ not using AC.

Well I flew from YYZ-JFK using Air Miles on AA, and the taxes were $235/ticket :eek: so I wouldn't recommend that!

I might have to drive down to BTV.

Depending on what type of award you are doing From YUL-PHL-JFK/LGA on U.S.Air may be allowed on your reward itinerary...

Im trying to do any of the following or any other combination that works without going AC to advoid the costs. (Biz)

Now if that means I need to go via BTV then so be it.

I dont even know if these are valid or not.

YUL / JFK / FRA / SGN STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / LAX/YUL

YUL / YYZ / FRA/ SGN STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / LAX / YUL

YUL /JFK / FRA/ HKG STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / LAX/YUL

YUL / YYZ/ FRA/ HKN STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / LAX / YUL

YUL /JFK / FRA/ PVG STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / LAX/YUL

YUL / YYZ/ FRA/ PVG STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / LAX / YUL

YUL / JFK / FRA / SGN STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / FRA / JFK / YUL

YUL / YYZ / FRA/ SGN STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / FRA / YYZ / YUL

YUL /JFK / FRA/ HKG STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / FRA / JFK / YUL

YUL / YYZ/ FRA/ HKN STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / FRA / YYZ / YUL

YUL /JFK / FRA/ PVG STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / FRA / JFK / YUL

YUL / YYZ/ FRA/ PVG STOP / SIN / SYD STOP / SIN / FRA / YYZ / YUL

I wish we had a thread for every possible solution to Australia :)

I would add the US AIR segments at the beginning of your itinerary and at the end if flying via JFK...One agent will tell you a certain itinerary is valid another agent will tell you its not valid.. Some AP agents do not even know whats valid.. I would try the following : YUL-PHL-LGA/JFK-FRA-SIN-SYD-SIN-FRA-JFK/LGA-PHL-YUL.. Using US Air to LGA and SQ for the rest of the itinerary... or YUL-IAD/CLT-JFK

Porter?

Not as part of a reward.

I spun of your PHL suggestion.

Im going to try -

YUL/PHL/FRA/ SGN STOP / SIN /BNE STOP / SIN / KUL/FRA/PHL/YUL