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Are taxes a flate rate, or a percentage?

• ghaff 10y ago
  Fees and taxes are a mix though, at least with domestic coach, they scale to within a few percentage points with the price of the ticket--about 15% overall. International has quite a few more fees. Overall they added up to about 25% with a recent US-UK flight.
  • ubernostrum 10y ago
    British Airways is notorious for its "fuel surcharge", which is not a government-imposed tax. It's just an extra fee they tack on to make sure the low advertised ticket price ends up costing you enough for them to make a profit. The worst is when you use frequent-flier miles to book with them; you still have to pay the "fuel" surcharge, which guarantees they get an amount, in cash, equal to an economy-class fare even for your "free" ticket.
    • gubby 10y ago
      The first part is not true. When you look at flights on BA.com, in their journey planner, that price is the final price, to the penny.