[Simon007]

Good day all,

I just booked two reward first class tickets with Aeroplan for 160K points and was charged about $500 dollars as a fuel surcharge. I was wondering if that was common practice as I read in another board that Aeroplan should not charge fuel surcharges if we fly another airline than AC. Here is my itinery:

August 17, 2009 Ottawa McDonald Cartier Intl Apt (ON)
16:00 Toronto Lester B Pearson Intl Apt (ON)
17:05 Air Canada 459 Business

August 17, 2009 Toronto Lester B Pearson Intl Apt (ON)
18:20 Vienna (AT)
08:50 Austrian Airlines 72 Business

August 25, 2009 Vienna (AT)
09:00 Munich International Airport (DE)
10:00 Lufthansa 3551 Business

August 25, 2009 Munich International Airport (DE)
11:55 Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Int Apt (QC)
14:10 Lufthansa 474 Business

August 25, 2009 Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Int Apt (QC)
16:25 Ottawa McDonald Cartier Intl Apt (ON)
17:00 Air Canada 8929 Economy


As you can see, I only use AC for the short hauls between Ottawa-Toronto then on my return 35 mins flight YUL-YOW. I still very happy to pay only 500$ for tickets that are worth about $19 500 but was wondering if we really had to pay that fuel surcharge.

Thanks in advance.
Simon