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The Most Expensive Flights Out of London

British Airways aircraft taxi on to the runway at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, 22 March 2010. New runways at Heathrow and Gatwick are among the options that have been short-listed by the Airports Commission for expanding UK airport capacity, it was reported 17 December 2013. The three short-listed options include adding a third runway at Heathrow, lengthening an existing runway at Heathrow, and a new runway at Gatwick. epa03994008 (FILES) File picture dated 22 March 2010 of EPA/ANDY RAIN

Air travel is expensive. But have you ever wondered which route is the most expensive? If you’re coming from London, then the most cost-effective route is to head to Singapore. You pay as little as 3 pence a mile, according to The Telegraph. Other good routes are from London to Los Angeles or Chicago. To conduct the study, The Telegraph partnered with the travel website Kayak.

Kayak broke down the average cost of a one-way economy ticket from London to various cities around the globe. Flights were calculated for travel between February and May and then dividing the cost according to the distance that is flown.

In most cases, the further you fly, the more bang for your buck. Although long-haul and international flights come with a seemingly high price tag, airline ticket prices take into account not just fuel costs but also airport fees, taxes and other costs which are passed onto the ticket buyer. You have to pay those costs no matter the length of the flight, so you get more value on longer flights.

International long-haul flights from London were the best value, many of which were to major American cities. On the other hand, some of the most expensive flights were also to major cities in America, including Atlanta, Miami and San Francisco. In fact, Atlanta was the most expensive flight on the list. Flights to Tokyo and Dubai were also very pricey.

Shorter flights with good value included Eastern Europe and Madrid. Flights that are accessible by train and closer to the UK had higher prices than those that are a bit further.

Overall, the most overpriced flights were domestic within the UK. Flying London to Manchester, for example, was valued at a cost of 38.6p a mile, more than 13 times the cost per mile of flying to Singapore.

In many cases, set taxes and fees and other costs cannot be avoided so shorter haul flights cost significantly more per mile.

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LondonElite April 8, 2018

What possible useful information does this exercise provide? To put it a different way, wasn't this obvious before?