Update August 2020: The information in this article is outdated. As of the launch of the new Aeroplan program on November 08, 2020, there are no longer any carrier surcharges. They are replaced by a flat $39 Aeroplan partner booking fee. Please refer to our Aeroplan Ultimate Guide to learn all about the program.
We regularly talk about airline surcharges. Formerly known as “fuel surcharges”, they are now known as “operator-imposed surcharges” or “carrier surcharges”. In any case, the airline imposes a surcharge on the award tickets.
Some programs (rare) like United do not charge them to the end customer, for others like Aeroplan it depends on the company.
In order to avoid carrier surcharge, you must know which airlines don’t charge it on reward tickets.
Here are the airlines NOT charging surcharge
It is therefore possible to travel around the world avoiding surcharge However, it will be more difficult in North America and especially in Canada given the predominance of Air Canada.
Savings are here:
