Take a look at the following bullshit. For years I have collected Aeroplan miles only on my CIBC gold VISA. (i am a United Mileage plus 1K member). So I am flying my parents down to LA and back in November and I decide to try and book with Aeroplan because the dates dont matter and they are usually incredibly hard to get flights with. Take a look at this ridiculous surcharge overview that AirCanada have presented me with...
See below for a direct comparison of the EXACT SAME routing 1st using Aeroplan, second using MileagePlus from United.
Aeroplan:
50,000 miles + USD$297!!! in taxes and fees for 2 roundtrip tickets
United Mileage Plus
50,000 miles + USD$85 in taxes and fees.
Aeroplan Options:
Review your itinerary DEPARTING
Vancouver (YVR) To Los Angeles (LAX)
Departs: 17:55
Arrives: 20:42
Stops: 0Tue Nov 9, 2010
Same day
Duration: 2h 47min Aircraft: E90
Meal: Available for purchase Flight#: AC558 Economy Total travel time: 2h 47min
RETURNING
Los Angeles (LAX) To Vancouver (YVR)
Departs: 07:00
Arrives: 09:48
Stops: 0Tue Dec 14, 2010
Same day
Duration: 2h 48min Aircraft: E90
Meal: Available for purchase Flight#: AC551 Economy Total travel time: 2h 48min .
Aeroplan Miles Required 50 000
2 Adults - ClassicFlight Reward - Economy
Total airport taxes, fees and surcharges (USD) $297.20 Airport taxes, fees, and surcharges will appear on your credit card statement as an Air Canada charge and will display your ticket number.
Adult(s)
Fuel Surcharge $51.60
Canada Goods And Service Tax $3.90
NAV Canada - Air Navigation Services $14.40
U.S Agriculture Fee $5.00
U.S Immigration User Fee $7.00
Canada Domestic/International Airport Improvement Fee $14.30
Canada Harmonized Sales Tax $1.70
U.S. International Transportation Tax $32.20
Canada Domestic/International Air Travel Security Charge $11.50
U.S. Passenger Safety Fee $2.50
U.S Passenger Facility Charge $4.50
Total airport taxes, fees and surcharges per passenger $148.60
Total passengers 2 Total airport taxes, fees and surcharges per passenger type $297.20
Grand total (USD) $297.20
Here;s the exact same routing with my United Mileage Plus Account:
Total fees USD$85 (for both!!!)
Flight info+ Flight details
Vancouver, BC (YVR) Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Flight Depart Arrive Cabin
United 6894
Operated by: United Express/skywest Airlines YVR 01:16 PM
Tue, Nov 9, 2010 LAX 04:16 PM
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
Economy (XY)
Explus
Equipment: CR7
Duration: 3h
Non-stop
Fare code: XY
Traveled miles: 1081
No Meal Service
Flight details
1081 miles traveled
Economy
0 Award miles
Availability
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Vancouver, BC (YVR)
Flight Depart Arrive Cabin
United 6894
Operated by: United Express/skywest Airlines LAX 09:40 AM
Tue, Dec 14, 2010 YVR 12:36 PM
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Economy (XY)
Explus
Equipment: CR7
Duration: 2h 56m
Non-stop
Fare code: XY
Traveled miles: 1081
No Meal Service
Flight details
1081 miles traveled
Economy
Availability
Award payment information
Your current redeemable mileage balance is 122,086
How would you like to pay? (Prices include all passengers.)
50,000 miles
Pricing informationPrice breakdown
Name Fare(s) Additional
taxes and fees Fare subtotal(s)
Passenger 1 25,000 miles 42.60 USD 25,000 miles + 42.60 USD
Passenger 2 25,000 miles 42.60 USD 25,000 miles + 42.60 USD
Ticket total: 50,000 miles + 85.20 USD
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2 comments:
wow, you think you would figure out how to edit the post so it wasnt full page long.
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i just learned that both united mileage plus and air canada aeroplan are star alliance member plans, and i'm trying to decide which to use in the future. thanks for your post!
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