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Color codes:
Green (7 programs): Never charges a fuel surcharge on their own or partner award tickets.
Lime (2 program): Does not charge a fuel surcharge for their own or for partner flights except for when flying on select partners.
Blue (3 programs): Charges a fuel surcharge for flying on their own metal and for flying on partners that normally collect a fuel surcharge for flying on their own metal.  Does not charge a fuel surcharge for flying on partners that normally do not collect a fuel surcharge when flying on their own metal.

Purple (1 program): Doesn't charge a fuel surcharge for their own or partner flights originating from the US.  Charges a fuel surcharge for their own and for partner flights originating outside of the US.
Teal (1 program):Charges a fuel surcharge for their own and for partner flights except for when flying on select partners.
Red (8 programs): Always charges a fuel surcharge on award tickets, even on partners that normally don't charge a fuel surcharge.
Orange (21 programs): Unknown or incomplete info.

Star:
Adria: ???
Air Canada: Charges a fuel surcharge for flying on their own metal.  Does not charge a fuel surcharge for flying on partner airlines.
Note: If you fly on these carriers you will pay a fuel surcharge: Adria, Air Canada, ANA, Asiana, Austrian, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, TAP Portugal, and THAI.
If you fly on these carriers you will not pay a fuel surcharge: Aegean, Air China, Air New Zealand, Avianca/TACA, Brussels, Copa, Croatia, EgyptAir, Ethiopian, SAS, Singapore, South African, Swiss, TAM, Turkish, United, and USAirways.
Air China: ???
Air New Zealand: ??? (Does charge on own metal, unknown about partners)
ANA: Charges a fuel surcharge for their own and for partner flights except for when flying on select partners.
Asiana: ??? (Does charge on own metal, unknown about partners)
Austrian: ???
EgyptAir: ???
Miles And More (Adria, Austrian, Brussels, Croatia, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, and Swiss): Always charges a fuel surcharge on award tickets, even on partners that normally don't charge a fuel surcharge.

Exception: No fuel surcharge for redeeming any Miles and More carrier on miles for flying on Lot Polish.
EuroBonus (Blue1, SAS): Never charges a fuel surcharge on their own or partner award tickets.
Shanghai: ???
Singapore: No longer charges for flights on their own metal but does for partner flights except for when flying on select partners.
Note: Singapore charges a surcharge for travel on most partners, with the exceptions being United and Virgin Australia.
South African: Never charges a fuel surcharge on their own or partner award tickets.
TAM: Never charges a fuel surcharge on their own or partner award tickets.
Tap Portugal ???
Thai: ???  (Does charge on own metal, unknown about partners)
Turkish: Charges on all flights including partner flights (confirmation needed about partner flights)
United: Never charges a fuel surcharge on their own or partner award tickets.

OneWorld:
AA: Does not charge a fuel surcharge for their own or for partner flights except for when flying on select partners.
Note: AA does charge a hefty fuel surcharge for redemption on partner British Airways, and a small fuel surcharge for flying on Iberia, however they do not charge it for redemption on their own metal or on other partners.
British Airways:Charges a fuel surcharge for their own and for partner flights except for when flying on select partners.
Note: BA charges a surcharge for travel on most partners, with the exceptions being Aer Lingus, Alaska, and LAN.  BA does not collect a fuel surcharge on AA flights that are wholly within the Western Hemisphere.
BA also does not collect fuel surcharges for flights within Europe.
You can transfer BA Avios to Iberia to save on fuel surcharges collected on Iberia flights.

Cathay Pacific: Always charges a fuel surcharge on award tickets, even on partners that normally don't charge a fuel surcharge.
Finnair: ???
Iberia: ???
JAL:  Always charges a fuel surcharge on award tickets, even on partners that normally don't charge a fuel surcharge.
LAN: Never charges a fuel surcharge on their own or partner award tickets.
Qantas: Charges a fuel surcharge for flying on their own metal and for flying on partners that normally collect a fuel surcharge, exception being travel on El Al metal where they don't charge fuel surcharges even though El Al does charge.  Does not charge a fuel surcharge for flying on partners that normally do not collect a fuel surcharge. 
Royal Jordanian: ???

Skyteam:
Aeroflot: ???
AeroMexico: Charges a fuel surcharge on some (possibly all) award tickets on their own metal. Unknown if they charge fuel surcharges on partner awards.
Alitalia: Always charges a fuel surcharge on award tickets, even on partners that normally don't charge a fuel surcharge.
China Southern: ???
Czech: ???
Delta: Doesn't charge a fuel surcharge for their own or partner flights originating from the US.  Charges a fuel surcharge for their own and for partner flights originating outside of the US.
Note: Delta does charge a hefty fuel surcharge for redemption on partners Malaysia and Virgin Australia, even on flight originating in the United States.
Flying Blue (AirEuropa, Air France, Kenya, KLM): Charges a fuel surcharge for flying on their own metal and for flying on partners that normally collect a fuel surcharge.  Does not charge a fuel surcharge for flying on partners that normally do not collect a fuel surcharge.
Note: This means no fuel surcharges for Delta flights.
Korean: ???
Tarom: ???
Vietnam: ???

Unaligned:
Alaska: Does not charge a fuel surcharge for their own or for partner flights except for when flying on select partners.

Note: Alaska does charge a hefty fuel surcharge for redemption on partner British Airways, however they do not charge it for redemption on their own metal or on other partners like AA, Air France/KLM, Cathay Pacific, Delta, or Qantas.
El Al: Always charges a fuel surcharge on award tickets.
Emirates: Never charges a fuel surcharge on their own or partner award tickets.
Virgin Atlantic: Always charges a fuel surcharge on award tickets, even on partners that normally don't charge a fuel surcharge.
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #260 on: April 25, 2012, 03:22:37 PM »
Anyone confirmed re YQ on AF when using KE miles?
It seems like they just pass on the YQ of the paid ticket if there is one.
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #261 on: April 25, 2012, 03:25:50 PM »
It seems like they just pass on the YQ of the paid ticket if there is one.
Interesting. Search JFK-ICN and YQ is $.90
Using miles its a couple hundred dollars...

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #262 on: April 25, 2012, 03:34:26 PM »
Interesting. Search JFK-ICN and YQ is $.90
Using miles its a couple hundred dollars...
Might be an exception for their own metal.
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #263 on: June 01, 2012, 01:16:09 AM »
Anyone know what Hawaiian's YQ is like?
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #264 on: June 01, 2012, 01:19:47 AM »
Anyone know what Hawaiian's YQ is like?
I don't think they have any.
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #265 on: June 10, 2012, 01:25:28 AM »
Can you change a United rewards tickets with points from another account

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #266 on: June 10, 2012, 12:03:14 PM »
Can you change a United rewards tickets with points from another account

You mean from another program? If there's United saver availability you should be able to redeem any StarAlliance points for that award ticket.
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #267 on: June 10, 2012, 12:06:23 PM »
You mean from another program? If there's United saver availability you should be able to redeem any StarAlliance points for that award ticket.

I think he means that he'd like to switch the ff account that the tickets we're booked from.

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #268 on: June 10, 2012, 12:06:56 PM »
I think he means that he'd like to switch the ff account that the tickets we're booked from.

No (simple) way to do that.
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #269 on: June 10, 2012, 02:44:43 PM »
No (simple) way to do that.
what I mean is my original ticket was funded from account 1 and would like to upgrade the ticket to business class from account 2

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #270 on: June 10, 2012, 07:00:07 PM »
what I mean is my original ticket was funded from account 1 and would like to upgrade the ticket to business class from account 2

Doubt that would be possible, is the passenger the accountholder of either account?
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #271 on: June 10, 2012, 07:41:59 PM »
Doubt that would be possible, is the passenger the accountholder of either account?
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Re: Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread.
« Reply #272 on: June 26, 2012, 05:10:45 PM »
Updated the list...if anyone has experience with any other airlines or data points please chime in!

I didn't see you mention the Aegean miles and bonuses surcharge. Do you know about them?

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #273 on: July 01, 2012, 01:46:42 AM »
Does Airtran have any booking fees when redeeming A+ credits?

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #274 on: August 27, 2012, 06:35:18 AM »
Any details about Avianca in the *A? I think they don't charge fuel charges, but not certain.

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #275 on: November 25, 2012, 02:02:22 PM »
Any body know about using thai miles on partners like united, turkish or lufthansa ?

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #276 on: December 13, 2012, 05:20:59 PM »
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #277 on: December 22, 2012, 01:28:10 PM »
Any estimate on what the YQ would be on ANA to fly from TLV to NYC biz class?
ANA's website won't price it for me till the miles are in it.

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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #278 on: December 23, 2012, 02:14:04 AM »
Any estimate on what the YQ would be on ANA to fly from TLV to NYC biz class?
ANA's website won't price it for me till the miles are in it.
Should be the same as ITA.
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Re: The New Color-Coded Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets Master Thread!
« Reply #279 on: December 23, 2012, 06:20:12 AM »
Should be the same as ITA.
Thanks.
I'm seeing $606 which matches up with a post by Gary from last year.