ANA eliminates the bulk of fuel surcharges on business and first class awards
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All Nippon Airways Mileage Club (ANA) has always been one of the most underrated airline loyalty programs, thanks to low redemption rates. As is often the case, the low award redemption rates came with fuel surcharges – not exactly British Airways level, but around $260 (£205) round-trip for premium cabin awards between the U.S. and Tokyo.
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ANA seems to have done away with the majority of those fuel surcharges, as first reported by Spencer Howard.
The same ANA award is now pricing out at $45.54 round-trip in business class and $57.56 (£36) in first class.

This is great news because ANA already has some of the lowest redemption rates on this route. The removal of fuel surcharges just sweetens the deal.

It’s also worth noting that if you book an ANA flight using another rewards program currency (i.e. Virgin Atlantic), you also won’t be liable for fuel surcharges. If you’ve already booked one of these awards before the new fees went into effect, it’s absolutely worth calling ANA to see if they’ll refund the difference. No guarantees, as usual. YMMV.
Bottom line
ANA cutting back on fuel surcharges is great news all around and hopefully, other airlines will follow suit. If you’re planning a trip to Asia or from Europe post-pandemic, you can save a lot by redeeming ANA miles for your flight. For example, ANA requires 55,000 miles for a round-trip economy class ticket from the U.K. to Japan.
Premium cabins are where you’ll get the most value. ANA requires 90,000 miles for a round-trip business class award on ANA metal or 165,000 miles in first class.
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