How does "Fuel Dumping" work?

8/4/2013 3:26:29 AM

A summary of fuel dumping and the ethics of it are on My philosophy on Fuel Dumping on hackmytrip.com:

Fuel dumping is a method by which a fuel surcharge on an international
fare is removed through the addition of one or more additional
unrelated segments. Because of IATA (International Air Transport
Association) rules that few people understand completely, the
combination of certain flights and carriers causes the fuel surcharge
to be all or partially eliminated. Although you still have to pay for
the additional segment (called a “3X” or “third strike” because it is
the third flight and you “strike” it by not flying) the added cost of
a good 3X is much less than the savings of not paying for a fuel
surcharge of $300-500.

It’s a hugely complex topic to figure out how to do. I’ve read a lot about it and it still confuses me. However, the best resource I’ve found is the three part series “An Introduction to Fuel Dumping“.

It covers the basics, how to find candidate fares, finding and booking a fare with this method, and advanced strategies, and personally I’ve found it requires a lot of time, effort and re-reading to even make sense of the article, let alone try it out.

Further information can be found on Hackmytrip’s article “Example of a Good Fuel Dump“, and Fuel Dumping: An Idiot’s Guide” over at Flyertalk.

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