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I just booked a couple of flights from Europe to Asia, and it took a while to find the sort of low prices I've paid in previous years. It turned out that half t
by scholia 14y ago
I just booked a couple of flights from Europe to Asia, and it took a while to find the sort of low prices I've paid in previous years. It turned out that half the ticket price was for airport fees and taxes, so the airline was charging more and getting less.
- shoyer 14y agoThose "fuel surcharges" that add up to hundreds of dollars are imposed and collected by the airlines themselves. It's just another way for them to price their tickets.
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoYa, make no mistake: most of those fees are just stealth price increases. I wish they would just come out with the real price directly.
- ohazi 14y agoSame here. Just bought tickets for SF -> NY -> London and back, and no matter how you slice it, you're paying a $500 "crossing the Atlantic" fee. SF -> NY hovers around $300-$350, but good luck finding a flight from NY -> UK for less than $1000, even though the flight is only 30% longer.
- rdouble 14y agoI've been planning a trip to Europe and flights to Heathrow and Barcelona from Tucson are < $1000 until Mid may. However, they all go through Atlanta or Houston instead of NY. Maybe it's a NY->UK premium? Strangely, the same flights direct from Houston or ATL to London are more than the ones from Tucson with layovers.
- JOnAgain 14y agoThis is actually known collusion by the airlines that's tolerated on both sides of the Atlantic because the airlines basically make no money anyway.