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Old Sep 19th 2010, 12:44 am
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Did you know that airfares from the US to Europe are currently much higher (up to 66%) than from flights departing from Europe to the USA?



http://www.usatoday.com/travel/fligh...hts13_ST_N.htm


http://www.bestfares.com/news.php?newsID=3314


It really peeves me when the airport taxes and charges amount to a lot more $ than the actual basic price of the seat on the plane...
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Old Sep 19th 2010, 1:02 am
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Yes I did, my Mom and I were wondering why the heck she can fly to us for so much less
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Old Sep 19th 2010, 1:53 am
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yep I have noticed the cost of flights to the UK are unbelievable..

kept hoping they would go down but it hasn't happened so going to bite the bullet and book flights for next month..
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Old Sep 19th 2010, 4:59 am
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just paid a little over $2000 for me, hubby and baby (on lap) to fly to the uk ugh
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Originally Posted by Englishmum
It really peeves me when the airport taxes and charges amount to a lot more $ than the actual basic price of the seat on the plane...

I noticed that with my most recent airfare...

"The airfare you paid on this itinerary totals: 714.00 USD
The taxes, fees, and surcharges paid total: 778.40 USD"


Nine additional fees and taxes more than doubles the basic price.
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Originally Posted by Englishmum
Did you know that airfares from the US to Europe are currently much higher (up to 66%) than from flights departing from Europe to the USA?



http://www.usatoday.com/travel/fligh...hts13_ST_N.htm


http://www.bestfares.com/news.php?newsID=3314


It really peeves me when the airport taxes and charges amount to a lot more $ than the actual basic price of the seat on the plane...
Try BA.
Booking LAS-LHR-LAS from the US cost $2700 for 2
LHR-LAS-LHR booked from the UK cost $2400, so only about 12% less from the UK. Both prices are reasonable I think.
From my residence, Paris, it costs a lot more than that.
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