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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 4:04 am
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Originally Posted by BAAZ
The ex-EU price would have increased by 25% just because of the rise in value of the EUR against the GBP. I wouldn't expect the relative price (ex-EU compared to ex-GB) to increase by more than that, though; maybe it's more a question of availability of the cheaper fare buckets at the time you checked? (Or a sale last year?)
I told ITA not to look at availability, so it just came up with the cheapest fare possible. It looks similar going west or east, with ex-EU coming in at best £100-200 cheaper on a CW flight but often more expensive than travelling from london.
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