Skymiles Award Ticket Devaluation: Fuel Surcharges on KE metal awards
Jul 15, 12, 2:02 pm
#1
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Skymiles Award Ticket Devaluation: Fuel Surcharges on KE metal awards
Hi guys,
Wonder if we can get some more data points here:
I just called Delta to price out an economy award ticket ATL - ICN round trip on KE metal. Total taxes were a little over $380...
If I search online and use the DL flight via DTW the total taxes $49.50.
Quick search of a revenue fare on ITA shows KE YR and KE YQ totaling $301.80.
If this holds true here is another DL Skymiles devaluation 
What have you guys paid recently?
Foo
Wonder if we can get some more data points here:
I just called Delta to price out an economy award ticket ATL - ICN round trip on KE metal. Total taxes were a little over $380...
If I search online and use the DL flight via DTW the total taxes $49.50.
Quick search of a revenue fare on ITA shows KE YR and KE YQ totaling $301.80.
KE YR surcharge (YR) $300.00
KE YQ surcharge (YQ) $1.80
KE YQ surcharge (YQ) $1.80
What have you guys paid recently?
Foo
Jul 15, 12, 3:09 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2010
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KE has just switched from embedded Q surcharges to YR on their revenue fares. I'd love to hear if anyone has had any success persuading DL that they should not be collecting this.
Jul 15, 12, 3:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Wow - if this sticks this might be the biggest devaluation of the last 5 years!
KE availability is plentiful (during the non 6-month period DL already blacks out) and is really the ONLY highly regarded carrier with which DL partners for TPAC awards. Prices out as about $360 for J award from LAX-MNL via ICN.
This is just another blow and I'm glad I've already burned 800k this year
KE availability is plentiful (during the non 6-month period DL already blacks out) and is really the ONLY highly regarded carrier with which DL partners for TPAC awards. Prices out as about $360 for J award from LAX-MNL via ICN.
This is just another blow and I'm glad I've already burned 800k this year
Jul 15, 12, 5:55 pm
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Originally Posted by javabytes
I think it's only a matter of time before DL is next.
Jul 15, 12, 5:57 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Originally Posted by 3Cforme
Can somebody with a KE Skypass account confirm that KE charges equivalent surcharges for redemptions in its own program?
Jul 15, 12, 9:38 pm
#12
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Skymiles Award Ticket Devaluation: Fuel Surcharges on KE metal awards
Korean does charge this to its own members according to the KE forum here.
Jul 15, 12, 11:08 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Yep. This changed to YR I think started last week. Tinkering with economy KE flights on matrix, you can easily price out lax - nrt for under 500. Quite interesting.
