Airline rewards schemes
Having just used my Enrich miles with Malaysian to return to the UK from Adelaide, I thought I'd try and use some of my Lufthansa miles which I have accumulated.
The MH scheme was a pain in the neck as I had to do it all by phone, well worth the effort though as my flight in business cost me just the tax of 205 AUD.
Anyway back to LH. A return trip from BHX to Munster in economy is 10000 miles, which is in their bargain miles section, fair enough. The tax they are asking for is 232.70 GBP, sounds a lot I thought. So I checked a regular flight with all the same details but without using my miles, and guess what? The tax is only 177.70 GBP!
Is this a regular ploy by airlines to offer "free" flights but then to claw it back through inflated taxes?