Miles and tax
May 29, 2017, 2:38 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2017
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Miles and tax
Is there anyway of finding out how much tax you'll have to pay when booking a flight with miles? Looking at booking a flight from LHR to CRK using miles, now I now how many miles I need but cannot find out how much tax you pay until you have the required amount of miles.
For example I know that a J return is 150,000 miles and £850ish in tax, I also know that F is 225,000 miles but cannot find out how much tax I'll have to pay until I reach that amount of miles. Frustrating as I'd like to know if it's worthwhile waiting a few more months to save the miles or whether the tax on F would be ridiculous.
Also, does anyone know if you earn miles when you book with miles?
For example I know that a J return is 150,000 miles and £850ish in tax, I also know that F is 225,000 miles but cannot find out how much tax I'll have to pay until I reach that amount of miles. Frustrating as I'd like to know if it's worthwhile waiting a few more months to save the miles or whether the tax on F would be ridiculous.
Also, does anyone know if you earn miles when you book with miles?
May 29, 2017, 4:30 am
#3
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Thanks for that, might as well save for the F in that case especially as the tier miles (if awarded when buying a miles flight) will boost me to gold.
May 29, 2017, 4:42 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2015
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May 29, 2017, 6:10 am
#5
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Ok, looks like plan B then. Book and pay for a fully flex Y class ticket (about £1200 as opposed to £2500 for J), and pray that I can upgrade the entire trip for 105,000 miles, or will I have to pay tax as well to upgrade.
May 29, 2017, 6:33 am
#6
Join Date: Oct 2015
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If for a flight departing the UK you need to pay an increased APD when upgrading to a premium cabin (it doesn't matter whether J or F which is why taxes are the same for both on an award redemption).