Taxes and fees are more than the airfare

[mgrahm]

Hi all

Just wondering if any way of knowing what all of the taxes and fees
are for a flight. I ask this, as I have come across a cheap fare on BA
from DEN to LHR in May. The fare comes to $174, while the taxes and
fees are $367.33. I just can't see how the taxes and fees can be more
than airfare itself.

Michael

[Steve Cain]

> fees are $367.33. I just can't see how the taxes and fees can be more
> than airfare itself.
>
> Michael

Ultimately, if going to the Continent you should have booked their deal to
FCO from DEN. UK airports are the most expensive in the world with regard
to the "add ons." s

[SMS]

mgrahm@trib.com wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Just wondering if any way of knowing what all of the taxes and fees
> are for a flight. I ask this, as I have come across a cheap fare on BA
> from DEN to LHR in May. The fare comes to $174, while the taxes and
> fees are $367.33. I just can't see how the taxes and fees can be more
> than airfare itself.

Very common on those cheap British Airways fares for the taxes and fees
to greatly exceed the air fare cost. That's why they never mention the
amount of the fees in their ads.

[Sancho Panza]

> On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 20:26:32 -0800 (PST), jessica_smith_nyc
> <uwalum2002@***********m> wrote:
>
>>I think they are better off telling you only the final price....
>
> The problem there is that some of those extra charges aren't
> consistent over time.

Nor are the base fares.