Price of transatlantic flight.
#136
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Re: Price of transatlantic flight.
Has the UK/US flight market got some kind of cartel going? Is that why its so much more expensive than flying to europe and beyond??
#137
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Re: Price of transatlantic flight.
flying from the UK is expensive because of the high APD...that's why some people find it cheaper to go from London to Amsterdam then the US even at times with a stopover in London
#138
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Re: Price of transatlantic flight.
Heard about this on GMA this morning. Some people were getting flights for ZERO dollars! It went on for about 2 hours before United fixed the problem.
They haven't said whether or not they'll honour the bookings, just that they'll 'do what's appropriate'. My guess is they'll offer them at a price, but greatly reduced because of their error - but enough so that people who just took advantage won't pay!
They haven't said whether or not they'll honour the bookings, just that they'll 'do what's appropriate'. My guess is they'll offer them at a price, but greatly reduced because of their error - but enough so that people who just took advantage won't pay!
United say's because it was a human error and not a computer glitch, they decided to honor the fares because of this.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/13/news...html?hpt=hp_t3
#139
Re: Price of transatlantic flight.
We've been using the Amsterdam route for about 12 years, partly because it was cheaper, partly because the connections to "up north" were better, and partly because they lost our bags less frequently. The connections are still better, the bag record is still good, but unfortunately the prices are now equivalent to transiting through London
#140
Re: Price of transatlantic flight.
We've been using the Amsterdam route for about 12 years, partly because it was cheaper, partly because the connections to "up north" were better, and partly because they lost our bags less frequently. The connections are still better, the bag record is still good, but unfortunately the prices are now equivalent to transiting through London
#141
Re: Price of transatlantic flight.
It all depends on connection time at the airport for the UK leg. See section 4 of HMRC Notice 550