UPDATE March 2018: I have my answer. ANA's fuel surcharge is tied to the Singapore Kerosene (i.e., jet fuel) price index and that's been quite high lately.
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| ANA Chart showing fuel price effect on surcharges |
I've been doing a bunch of test bookings for a friend and it seems like
ANA has recently raised the price of the co-pays on their award tickets. Low and Regular season Economy tickets now have co-pays around the US$250 mark. When I search for itineraries similar to those in receipts I have from previous bookings, the prices are $100 higher than a year+ ago.
- Low vs. Regular season are both now $250
- Partner redemptions (e.g., United) are also in the $250 range, and also show a $100 increase
- JFK to Haneda and Narita are both $250
- Booking onward to another city (e.g., booking JFK to Okayama via Tokyo) is $250
In other words, there's no trick I can find to get around these new fees. I've been scouring the various forms and haven't found any information or announcements about the increase. This significantly devalues their
previously-awesome Economy rewards.
Sigh.
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| FROM 2017: 50,000 + US $168 |
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| NOW: 50,000 + US$ 255 |
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| 2016: 50,000 + ≈ US $90 |
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| NOW: 50,000 + US $257 |
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